Fla. Stat. § 617.0827
Waiver of notice
Plain-English summary
Common Elements summary — Section 617.0827 lets a member waive any notice required by the chapter, the articles, or the bylaws — either before or after the meeting — by signing a written waiver. Attendance at the meeting in person or by proxy is itself a waiver of notice unless the member, at the beginning of the meeting, objects to holding the meeting because of defective notice. For HOA and COA boards, this matters in two scenarios. First, when notice was technically defective (mailed late, missing an agenda item) but every member shows up anyway, the meeting is generally salvageable so long as no one objects on the record. Second, the waiver-by-attendance rule means a member who shows up, participates, and only complains later that "notice was bad" usually has no remedy. The practical lesson: train your meeting chair to ask, at the very start of every member meeting, whether anyone objects to the notice. A "no objection" on the record cures most notice defects.
Not legal advice. Statute reference is for education only — confirm citations on official sources and consult a Florida attorney for your situation.
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Reference only — not legal advice. Verify the current official text on leg.state.fl.us before citing. Printed from Common Elements (June 14, 2026).