Thousands of Florida condo and HOA associations are self-managed — run by volunteer boards without a professional Community Association Manager. These associations face the same compliance requirements as managed associations but without the infrastructure support of a management company. The good news: compliance is achievable without a CAM company, and it does not require technical expertise from the board.
The compliance obligation belongs to the association — not to a management company. Self-managed boards cannot delegate the responsibility or assume that because they have no management company, the requirement does not apply. Florida Statute §718.111(12) applies to every qualifying association regardless of management structure. The obligation is clear, the deadline has passed, and the only question is how to get compliant as quickly and affordably as possible.
Step one is document collection — gathering every required document in current form. This means the current declaration, bylaws, rules, most recent budget, most recent financial statements or audit, current insurance certificate, and all meeting minutes from the current and prior year. Step two is website deployment — engaging a provider to build the compliant website and owner portal. This does not require the board to have any technical knowledge. A provider like Arcaedia handles the technical build while the board provides the documents. Step three is maintenance — establishing a monthly routine for posting new documents as they are produced. This is typically thirty minutes per month once the site is live.
No. Self-managed associations can achieve full HB 1021 compliance without a CAM company. The board works directly with a compliance website provider who handles the technical build and setup. The board's responsibility is document collection and monthly updates — both of which are straightforward with a properly structured document library.
After initial deployment, monthly maintenance takes approximately thirty minutes. The designated board member uploads new meeting minutes after each meeting, updates the budget after annual adoption, and renews the insurance certificate annually. A provider like Arcaedia includes monthly maintenance support in the monthly fee — so boards with limited time can delegate updates to the provider.
Template platforms like HOA Express offer free or low-cost starting tiers and can satisfy basic compliance requirements for small self-managed associations. For associations that want a custom-branded site with local support, Arcaedia offers compliance websites starting at 97/month with no long-term contract and full setup handled by the Bradenton-based team.
Arcaedia builds HB 1021 compliant websites for Florida associations. Bradenton-based. How Self-Managed Florida HOAs Can Get HB 1021 Compliant Without a CAM Company97/month. No long-term contract.