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What must appear on an estoppel, fees, timing, and why title agents request them before closing.
When this usually comes up
A sale or refinance is pending and the closing agent needs an estoppel from the association.
Topic guides are written for Florida law today. Use the state picker on statute pages when browsing other jurisdictions; linked sections below are from the Florida library.
Condo estoppel context (718.116)
How assessments work: liability for assessments runs with the unit (joint and several with prior owners for delinquent amounts subject to limits), the lien arising automatically, recording of claims of lien, statutory interest, late fees, and the foreclosure path when assessments go unpaid. This is the collection playbook for every Florida condo association.
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HOA estoppel (720.3085)
HOA's parallel to § 718.116. Covers how assessments become a lien, the foreclosure procedure, the 1% / month statutory interest cap, and the safe-harbor cap on past-due assessments a new owner inherits after foreclosure by a mortgagee.
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