A Jacksonville homeowner association president spoke out against a proposed Florida law that would allow residents to dissolve their HOA with a two-thirds majority vote — a move he said would devastate neighborhoods across the state.

Scott Lara, president of the Mill Creek Homeowners Association, has served in the role for three years and believes the legislation is based on extreme cases rather than the everyday reality of most communities.

“I firmly believe that most HOAs are working and operating correctly,” Lara said. “There may be a few that are not doing right by their community.”

The bill, sponsored by Florida Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, comes after the high-profile arrest of eight former board members of the Hammocks, which is one of the largest HOAs in the state. Investigators sai

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