Eligible communities; requirements for revival of declaration.
F.S. 720.404
in effectParcel owners in a community are eligible to seek approval from the Department of Commerce to revive a declaration of covenants under this act if all of the following requirements are met:
(1)
All parcels to be governed by the revived declaration must have been once governed by a previous declaration that has ceased to govern some or all of the parcels in the community;
(2)
The revived declaration must be approved in the manner provided in s. 720.405(6); and
(3)
The revived declaration may not contain covenants that are more restrictive on the parcel owners than the covenants contained in the previous declaration, except that the declaration may:
(a)
Have an effective term of longer duration than the term of the previous declaration;
(b)
Omit restrictions contained in the previous declaration;
(c)
Govern fewer than all of the parcels governed by the previous declaration;
(d)
Provide for amendments to the declaration and other governing documents; and
(e)
Contain provisions required by this chapter for new declarations that were not contained in the previous declaration.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter720/AllFetched: 7/8/2026