Florida Condominium EV Charger Law: Fla. Stat. 718.113 Explained

718.113(8): condo unit owners have a statutory right to install

A Florida condominium association may not enforce a declaration, covenant, or rule that prohibits a unit owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station in the owner's limited common element parking area or exclusively designated parking space. The owner pays for the installation, and the statute lets the association require conditions before the work proceeds.

Typical conditions a condominium association requires include:

• Installation by a licensed Florida electrical contractor.
• Compliance with applicable building and electrical codes and permits.
• Separate metering so the owner pays for the electricity used.
• Insurance naming the association as an additional insured.
• Owner responsibility for maintenance, repair, and removal.

718.113(9): condo boards can add common-area charging without a membership vote

Florida Statute 718.113(9) lets a condominium association install and operate EV charging stations on the common elements, and states that doing so is not a material alteration or substantial addition to the common elements. Material alterations normally require a unit-owner vote set by the declaration, often a two-thirds supermajority. Because the statute removes association-installed charging from that category, a condo board can approve a common-area program on its own authority and set reasonable user fees.

The Station Square ruling: limits on owner installs

In Persechino v. Station Square Condominium Association, Inc., No. 2D2025-2610 (Fla. 2d DCA Aug. 14, 2026), Florida's Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a Pinellas County Court nonfinal order granting a temporary injunction to Station Square, a Clearwater condominium. The appeal was under Fla. R. App. P. 9.130, so this is an early-stage ruling, not a final judgment on the merits, and the opinion is subject to revision before official publication. After the association denied their application, the owners installed a Tesla charger in their assigned limited-common-element garage space, ran about 145 feet of conduit to the association's electrical box, and did not separately meter it to the association's satisfaction.

The court read 718.113(8) to mean an association "may not prohibit" an owner's charger but may still impose limits. The five items in 718.113(8)(h) that an association may require are not an exhaustive list, and 718.113(8)(b) (no irreparable damage) and 718.113(8)(c) (separate metering, paid by the owner) are further limits. In effect, that list is a floor rather than a ceiling.

Unlike 718.113(9), subsection (8) has no "not a material alteration" language. If the evidence shows an owner's installation materially alters or substantially adds to the common elements, it needs approval under 718.113(2)(a): the declaration's procedure, or 75% of the total voting interests if the declaration is silent. A board-run common-area program under 718.113(9) avoids that vote question.

Florida Chargers wrote a short board-focused summary: What the Station Square ruling means for Florida condo EV charger board conditions under 718.113.

Informational summary only, not legal advice. Boards should read the opinion with association counsel before changing an EV charging policy.

The practical takeaway for condo boards

Owner-driven requests arrive one at a time, with different parking situations, different hardware, and different insurance questions. A board-managed common-area program under 718.113(9) lets the association control placement, safety standards, metering, and cost recovery without a membership vote. A well-run rollout usually follows five steps:

• Adopt a written EV charging policy so owner requests are handled consistently.
• Commission a site assessment to identify where common-area stations belong.
• Choose a networked platform so charging is metered, billed, and monitored centrally.
• Coordinate with the utility on make-ready credits such as FPL EVolution or Duke Energy Florida's Charger Prep Credit.
• Roll out in phases matched to actual demand at the property.

How Florida Chargers helps condominium associations

Florida Chargers, LLC is a veteran-owned, Tesla-certified commercial EV charging installer based in Winter Garden, FL (FL Electrical Contractor EC13009718). Under Share the Revenue, the association invests in the professional installation, Florida Chargers owns and operates the chargers, and the association earns 50% of net charging profit for the full term. Tesla Wall Connector hardware is included. Financing is available for qualified properties to cover the electrical infrastructure and installation with no money down. Florida Chargers also files utility incentive paperwork. For cost detail, see the Florida condo EV charging cost guide.

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This article is general information about Florida Statute 718.113, Chapter 720, and the Station Square decision. It is not legal advice. Every declaration is different, so boards should consult association counsel before adopting a policy or approving installations.