Posted on 06/05/2026 6:17:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN
After putting pressure on a Florida HOA to change a new rule, Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday night that the group had finally relented, according to a report from our sister station in Orlando, WKMG.
Last month, Uthmeier shared a notice that he sent to the HOA, identified as Tradition Community Association, Inc., in Port St. Lucie.
In the initial notice, Uthmeier said the HOA had unanimously resolved that “no person shall carry or possess any firearm or other weapon, whether opened or concealed, on any Common Area owned or maintained by the Association.”
“This is not New York or California,” he wrote. “In Florida, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Per the notice, Uthmeier argued that residents and guests are considered “invitees” under that law, meaning the HOA isn’t legally allowed to expel them simply for bearing arms.
As such, he demanded that the HOA certify to him in writing by Monday that the rule would no longer be enforced. Otherwise, Uthmeier said, his office would take “appropriate action to enforce the law.”
On Wednesday, though, Uthmeier announced that the HOA had agreed to stop enforcing the provision.
“We are working with the Association to ensure this policy change is permanent and complies with FL law,” he wrote. “For others who’ve reached out about their HOAs, don’t worry, we hear you.”
Tradition Community Association agreed to stop enforcing its unlawful firearm ban in common areas. We are working with the Association to ensure this policy change is permanent and complies with FL law.
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“I would not be bragging too much.”
You might want to take a look at this 👇
Florida House bill would allow HOAs to be dissolved
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/02/12/florida-house-bill-would-allow-hoas-to-be-dissolved
See post 21
I agree you shouldn’t buy in an HOA run development if you don’t want to follow the rules. That does not change the fact that most states have laws that limit an HOA’s power and if the HOA is breaking the law they should be held accountable.
What a breath of fresh air! Must be nice to live in a free state..I say from illannoy.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐆 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 “𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤” 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐎𝐀 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐨. 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡.
He wasn’t talking about HOA rules in general he was talking specifically about the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms.
Half surprised it was only "shut" down ...
“how do we get rid of HOAs?”
It’s the petty mediocre control freak no-bodies who tend to populate the boards thats the problem. We had a revolt at our AZ second home HOA last year and threw out the assholes on the board. Now the dues are back down to tolerable and the thing is working like a Swiss watch. Mostly level headed women I might add!
In my deed-restricted community here in Florida upon purchasing a home you are required to sign documentation stating you agree to abide by the covenants and restrictions.
Refusal to do so will stop the sale.
What I don’t understand is people signing those documents agreeing to the rules and then later complaining about violation letters and potential fines.
HOAs are a double edged sword. They CAN get out of control if there are jackasses on the board.....on the other hand, with the right people, they can help with keeping property values up by not allowing homeowners to let their property become run down and unsightly.
I live in what is called a "site condominium" complex with an HOA which includes 55 homes.
They're non intrusive and I don't even know who is on the Board other than Larry, who has been a board member since I moved in 25 years ago. He's a retired school teacher and he's as liberal in a good way as I am Conservative but we get along great.
There's never any issues here but if I see a problem with lawn maintenance or some such issue, I call him and he looks into it and acts accordingly.
One of the by-laws is that pellet and BB guns are not allowed to be shot on the property. The only person that does that is me.
With Larry's permission, I'm pretty much the pest control guy in our SUB. He's well aware of the fact that in the past 26 months, I've shot 109 squirrels (legally according to state law following 5 power outages caused by the squirrels in the past 15 months) and last summer, 5 skunks and 1 raccoon right behind my home with my .22 cal PCP air rifle.
The only alternative to my shooting skunks and raccoons is for the HOA to hire a pest exterminator, which costs anywhere between $400 and $500 per animal. And they certainly aren't going to do that.
So, from my personal experience, HOA's are all around good for their residents.
I have two condos and spend six months in each. I’m a member of two HOAs. Neither have sought to prohibit firearms. I don’t think it has ever been considered. You own your condo and can do as you please. Of course, that means other people can do as they please also! Both condo complexes are small. One has 32 individual condos, the other 24.
My wife and I have been doing this for 11 years and we have not had any major problems. Only two things come to mind.
One condo complex has been exclusively owner occupied. The other condo has rentals, which I think is a mistake. We have not had any bad neighbors, including renters. Someone else did complain about the people renting next door to them making too much noise - a recurring problem.
One complex has a club house and pools (indoor/outdoor). During the Covid era someone who had not been inoculated was supposed to announce before entering a room in the club house. I stopped going to the club house.
I believe in climate change and do it twice a year. Perhaps the main benefit of condos for me is that no one sees newspapers and fliers piling up on my doorstep or sees the grass getting tall. No one can walk or drive past my home and realize that I am gone.
“It’s the petty mediocre control freak no-bodies who tend to populate the boards thats the problem.”
One of our two condos had a board that was a problem and we had a revolt also. The incompetents were long on process and short on results. Our new President used to manage a prison, which included managing the property.
He told me this wasn’t so different, except the inmates could run free. That may not sound promising, but he gets results. Dues are reliably collected, lawn and shrubbery are maintained, buildings are painted, roofs inspected, HVAC for central hallways and club house inspected and repaired, etc.
While a private organization can prohibit firearms on their property, the most they can do is to ask you to leave their property.
The HOA in question changed the rules after everyone was already living there. Are you suggesting that any resident who disagree with the rule change should move?
Keep in mind that the HOA board adopted this rule change without informing the residents, nor giving the residents a chance to discuss and/or vote on it.
Last week, the board of directors of the Tradition Community Association signed a resolution prohibiting both open carry and concealed weapons in shared spaces, including the town hall, town square, gazebo, parks, and trails. Exceptions to the rule include private rights of way, sidewalks, vehicles, and law enforcement.
Uthmeier said the policy infringes on constitutional gun rights and argued that the HOA cannot legally restrict residents, guests, or visitors from lawfully carrying firearms.
In this particular case, the BoD of the HOA adopted the rule change without informing the residents, nor giving them a chance to discus and/or vote on it.
HOAs are private organizations and should be free to have any by laws and rules they wish. If someone does not wish to live under an HOA and its rules there is a simple solution. DONT JOIN AN HOA.
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I guess you expect everyone that buys a house in a HOA community to just move when a rogue board decides to go full totalitarian? Those that buy into a HOA expect the HOA to comply with the bylaws and state laws.
HOA Boards know there are Florida laws governing them and Condo Associations, because they have to take a Florida accreditation class to be on a board. The HOA board broke the law and the state stepped in to protect the owners from the board. HOAs aren’t some little private fiefdoms where a bunch of libtards can impose whatever they want on the owners. In this instance the system worked by protecting the freedoms of the homeowners over the safety concerns of some HOA board Karens.
“The HOA in question changed the rules after everyone was already living there.”
If a new owner agrees to, and signs, the HOA rules when he moves in, then he should be grandfathered in for those rules. Any new arbitrary rules the HOA pulls out of its ass should not pertain to existing residents.
And, this is what the HOA attempted to do.
Roger that!
There! Fixed it!
There! Fixed it!
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