Florida Statutes Title XXXII. Regulation of Professions and Occupations § 468.4335. Conflicts of interest

(1) A community association manager or a community association management firm, including directors, officers, and persons with a financial interest in a community association management firm, or a relative of such persons, must disclose to the board of a community association any activity that may reasonably be construed to be a conflict of interest. A rebuttable presumption of a conflict of interest exists if any of the following occurs without prior notice:

(2) If the association receives and considers a bid that exceeds $2,500 to provide a good or service, other than community association management services, from a community association manager or a community association management firm, including directors, officers, and persons with a financial interest in a community association management firm, or a relative of such persons, the association must solicit multiple bids from other third-party providers of such goods or services.

(3) If a community association manager or a community association management firm, including directors, officers, and persons with a financial interest in a community association management firm, or a relative of such persons, proposes to engage in an activity that is a conflict of interest as described in subsection (1), the proposed activity must be listed on, and all contracts and transactional documents related to the proposed activity must be attached to, the meeting agenda of the next board of administration meeting. The disclosures of a possible conflict of interest must be entered into the written minutes of the meeting. Approval of the contract, including a management contract between the community association and the community association manager or community association management firm, or other transaction requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all directors present. At the next regular or special meeting of the members, the existence of the conflict of interest and the contract or other transaction must be disclosed to the members. If a community association manager or community association management firm has previously disclosed a conflict of interest in an existing management contract entered into between the board of directors and the community association manager or community association management firm, the conflict of interest does not need to be additionally noticed and voted on during the term of such management contract, but, upon renewal, must be noticed and voted on in accordance with this subsection.

(4) If the board finds that a community association manager or a community association management firm, including directors, officers, and persons with a financial interest in a community association management firm, or a relative of such persons, has violated this section, the association may cancel its community association management contract with the community association manager or the community association management firm. If the contract is canceled, the association is liable only for the reasonable value of the management services provided up to the time of cancellation and is not liable for any termination fees, liquidated damages, or other form of penalty for such cancellation.

(5) If an association enters into a contract with a community association manager or a community association management firm, including directors, officers, and persons with a financial interest in a community association management firm, or a relative of such persons, which is a party to or has an interest in an activity that is a possible conflict of interest as described in subsection (1) and such activity has not been properly disclosed as a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest as required by this section, the contract is voidable and terminates upon the association filing a written notice terminating the contract with its board of directors which contains the consent of at least 20 percent of the voting interests of the association.

(6) As used in this section, the term “relative” means a relative within the third degree of consanguinity by blood or marriage.