Glossary
Hearing
A hearing, in a Florida HOA fine, is the proceeding before a board-appointed committee of non-officers that confirms or rejects the fine the board levied.
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Cure period
Once an association letter names something on a Naples property to fix, the phrase starts coming up, and it sounds like a number the law supplies.
Definition
Cure period is the everyday name for the time an association allows an owner to fix a violation before a fine. Florida Statutes 720.305, the homeowners' association fine section, never uses the phrase; it speaks instead of the action required to cure stated in a notice, and of a violation cured before the hearing.
Three phrases
The everyday phrase, the statute's cure words, and a sealer's cure time
People say cure period when they talk about an HOA violation. Section 720.305 talks about cure in narrower words, and none of them is a length of time.
Cure period beside the cure words in Florida Statutes 720.305(2)
| Phrase | Where it appears | What it says about time |
|---|---|---|
| Cure period | Everyday speech about an association violation | Nothing fixed; 720.305 does not use it |
| The specific action required to cure | 720.305(2)(b), in the notice, if applicable | Names an action, not a number of days |
| How the parcel owner may cure the violation | 720.305(2)(d), in the committee's written findings | Sent no later than 7 days after the hearing, if applicable |
| Cured before the hearing or in the manner specified | 720.305(2)(e) | If so, a fine or suspension may not be imposed |
| Cure time | Paver sealing | A different subject entirely |
Section 720.305 does contain a 14, and it measures something else. Florida Statutes 720.305(2)(b) requires "at least 14 days' written notice of the parcel owner's right to a hearing" before a fine or suspension. Those days are notice of a hearing, not time granted to fix anything. The document that carries them is defined under violation notice.
The statute's cure language does its work in 720.305(2)(e): "If a violation has been cured before the hearing or in the manner specified in the written notice required in paragraph (b) or paragraph (d), a fine or suspension may not be imposed." Whether a given act cures a given violation is for the association and the committee, and whether a cleaning does is taken up under whether exterior cleaning can help with an HOA fine.
Cure time belongs to paver sealing and has nothing to do with an association; it has its own entry under cure time. The two phrases share a word and nothing else.
Dates in the statute
The dates Chapters 720 and 718 do set, and what each one counts toward
The statute has dates, and each one measures notice, a hearing, findings or payment rather than time to fix. Under 720.305(2)(b), the hearing must be held no more than 90 days after the notice. Under 720.305(2)(c), a proposed fine or suspension the committee does not approve by majority vote may not be imposed. Under 720.305(2)(d), the committee's written findings go to the owner no later than 7 days after the hearing, including how the owner may cure the violation, if applicable, or the date by which a fine must be paid.
Under 720.305(2)(f), if the violation is not cured and the committee approves the fine, the committee sets a payment date at least 30 days after delivery of those written findings. That is a payment date, and the statute calls it one.
A condominium runs on a shorter count after approval. Florida Statutes 718.303(3)(b) requires at least 14 days' written notice and an opportunity for a hearing before a committee, and if the committee approves the fine, payment is due 5 days after notice of the approved fine is provided to the unit owner.
Does Florida's HOA fine statute say how long an owner has to fix a violation?
No. The fine procedure in Florida Statutes 720.305(2) sets no length of time for fixing a violation. It requires at least 14 days' written notice of the right to a hearing, and the notice states the specific action required to cure the violation, if applicable. The time a particular notice allows, if it states one, is in that notice.
Is a cure period the same as the time before the hearing?
No. The time before a Chapter 720 hearing is set by the notice rule: at least 14 days' written notice of the right to a hearing, and a hearing held no more than 90 days after the notice. Those are notice and scheduling rules. What cures a violation, and whether it happened before the hearing, is a separate question the statute leaves to the notice, the findings and the committee.
Sources
Where this page's facts come from.
Every technical statement above is drawn from one of these documents. Nothing on this page about 239 Exteriors goes beyond what the company itself states.
- Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine). The 2026 Florida Statutes, 720.305, Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights, including 720.305(2)(b) to (f)
- Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine). The 2026 Florida Statutes, 718.303, Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies, including 718.303(3) and 718.303(3)(b)
Page reviewed September 14, 2026. Florida statutes are quoted from the 2026 Florida Statutes; every image on this page is a labeled concept illustration, not a photograph of a completed job.
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