# Florida Condo Common Elements: Who Pays to Maintain Them? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In a Florida condo the association maintains the common elements (Fla. Stat. 718.113), except limited common elements the declaration assigns to the owner.

**Who pays:** shared

In a Florida condo, the association maintains the common elements, the building structure and exterior envelope, as the default under §718.113, unless the declaration assigns a limited common element to you.

**Boundary:** Fla. Stat. § 718.113(1): maintenance of the common elements is the association's responsibility, except any limited-common-element maintenance the declaration assigns to the unit owner. Which parts of the building count as common elements is set by the condominium declaration.

**Property owner:** Maintain the unit and any limited common element the declaration assigns to the owner.

**City / agency:** The association maintains the common elements as a common expense. Per Fla. Stat. § 718.113(1): "Maintenance of the common elements is the responsibility of the association, except for any maintenance responsibility for limited common elements assigned to the unit owner by the declaration."

**Exceptions:** The declaration may assign a limited common element (balcony, assigned terrace) to the owner, at the owner's cost or shared; Casualty repair follows the insurance/reconstruction rules (see the water-leak record)

## Sources
- [Florida Statutes § 718.113(1)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2023/718.113) — "Maintenance of the common elements is the responsibility of the association, except for any maintenance responsibility for limited common elements assigned to the unit owner by the declaration." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Florida Statutes § 718.111(11) (insurance / reconstruction context)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2023/718.111) — "The coverage must exclude all personal property within the unit or limited common elements, and floor, wall, and ceiling coverings, electrical fixtures, appliances, water heaters, water filters, built-in cabinets and countertops, and window treatments." (accessed 2026-09-11)

_Last verified 2026-09-27. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/florida-condo-who-pays-common-element-maintenance/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._