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In response to complaints about the lack of effective oversight and funding for the Florida agency that oversees many matters involving community associations, it appears the state’s lawmakers are preparing to take action from the start of the 2024 legislative session that officially got underway on Tuesday. Jennifer Bradley of northeastern Florida and Jason Pizzo of southeastern Broward County have filed the bipartisan Senate Bill 1178, which would expand the oversight and enforcement of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the agency that regulates condominium and homeowners associations. It would require the DBPR to conduct random audits of community associations to determine compliance with the website/application process for official records and refer suspected criminal activity to law enforcement agencies, and it would enable its representatives to attend association board meetings.
Many of us pay for items using credit cards or even using our phones but there’s a new bill being proposed in Florida that could require certain businesses to accept cash for payments.
Rudman is one of two lawmakers introducing a bill in Florida's upcoming legislative session that would make it illegal for most businesses to refuse cash.