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BILL: CS/SB 1178 Page 30 the costs of installation of hurricane protection are enforceable as an assessment and may be collected in the manner provided under s. 718.116, F.S. Further, s. 718.115(1)(e), F.S., states that a unit owner who has previously installed code - compliant shutters, impact glass, windows, or doors, must receive a credit when code -compliant shutters, impact glass, windows, or doors are installed. A unit owner who has previously installed impact glass or code -compliant windows or doors that comply with the current applicable building code, must receive a credit when the impact glass or code -compliant windows or doors are installed. A unit owner who has installed other types of code -compliant hurricane protection that comply with the currently applicable building code is entitled to receive a credit when the same type of other code -compliant hurricane protection is installed, and the credit must be equal to the pro rata portion of the assessed installation cost assigned to each unit. Effect of Proposed Changes The bill substantially revises the existing hurricane protection provisions in ch. 718, F.S. The bill creates s. 718.103(19), F.S., to define "hurricane protection" to mean "hurricane shutters, impact glass, code -compliant windows or doors, and other code -compliant hurricane protection products used to preserve and protect the condominium property or association property." The bill clarifies the responsibilities of unit owners and associations for the costs of maintenance, repair, and replacement of hurricane protections exterior doors, windows, and glass apertures. The bill amends s. 718.104(4)(p), F.S., relating to the creation of condominiums, to require the declarations of residential condominiums and mixed-use condominiums specify whether the unit owner or the association is responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of hurricane protection that is for the preservation and protection of the condominium property and association property. The bill amends s. 718.113(5), F.S., to provide that, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state and to ensure uniformity and consistency in the hurricane protections installed by condominium associations and unit owners, the hurricane protection provisions apply to all residential and mixed-use condominiums in Florida, regardless of when the condominium is created pursuant to the declaration. The bill provides that the installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of hurricane protection in accordance with the hurricane protection requirements is not considered a material alteration or substantial addition to the common elements or association property. Under the bill, a vote of the unit owners to require the installation of hurricane protection must be set forth in a certificate attesting to such vote and include the date that the hurricane protection must be installed. The board must record the certificate in the public records of the county where the condominium is located. The certificate must include the recording data identifying the declaration of the condominium and must be executed in the form required for the execution of a deed. Once the certificate is recorded, the board must mail or hand -deliver a copy of the recorded certificate to the unit owners at the owners' address as reflected in the records of the association. The board may provide a copy of the recorded certificate by electronic 340