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Fla. Stat. Chapter 768
Florida Statutes Chapter 768 — NegligenceFlorida's general negligence and premises-liability statute. Sets the comparative-fault framework, the three-tier premises-liability classification (invitee, licensee, trespasser), contribution among tortfeasors, the alcohol-or-drug defense, and the Good Samaritan Act. For HOA and COA boards this chapter is the substrate under almost every tort claim filed against the association — slip-and-fall, swimming-pool injury, common-element defect, gate-related auto loss. Officer-and-director immunity for community associations lives in the chapter-specific statutes (718.111(1)(d) for COAs, 720.303(1) for HOAs), referenced from this chapter rather than duplicated here.Official source on leg.state.fl.us
§ 768.0701
§ 768.0710
§ 768.0755
§ 768.075
§ 768.13
§ 768.31
§ 768.36
§ 768.81
§ 718.111-1-d
§ 720.303-1
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