EV Charging in Miami Luxury Condos: Your Rights Under Florida Law

If you own or are buying a Miami luxury condo and want an EV charger, Florida law is on your side, but the details determine cost and feasibility. Florida Statute 718.113(8) prevents a condominium declaration or restrictive covenant from prohibiting a unit owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station within the boundaries of the owner's limited common element or exclusively designated parking space [1]. The owner pays for installation, operation, maintenance, and any added insurance, and the electricity must be separately metered [1]. Buildings can also install shared chargers on common elements, and the statute treats that board-led installation as not a material alteration, which removes the usual membership-vote hurdle [1]. This guide covers what the law grants, what it costs, and what to check before you buy.

Last updated: July 2026

What Florida law actually grants a condo owner

Section 718.113(8) is the operative provision. It bars an association from banning a charger in your assigned or limited-common-element parking area, and it grants an implied easement across the common elements to run power to that space [1]. In exchange, the statute assigns the responsibilities to you:

You pay the cost of installation, operation, maintenance, and repair, including hazard and liability insurance [1].
The charger's electricity must be separately metered or metered by an embedded meter, and payable by you or your successor [1].
You must reimburse the association for any increased insurance premium attributable to the charger, within 14 days of the invoice [1].

The association can require compliance with building codes and recognized safety standards and can set reasonable architectural standards, but those standards cannot prohibit the installation or substantially increase its cost [1].

Owner-installed versus building-provided charging

There are two distinct paths, and they underwrite differently.

Owner-installed. You exercise your rights under 718.113(8) for a dedicated charger at your space. You control the equipment and the timeline, and you carry the cost and insurance. The practical constraint is electrical capacity and conduit routing from the panel to your space, which is where installation quotes vary widely.

Building-provided. The board installs shared or assigned chargers on common elements. Section 718.113(8) says this board action does not count as a material alteration [1], which matters because a true material alteration to common elements otherwise requires 75 percent of the total voting interests to approve it when the declaration is silent [2]. That distinction is why some buildings can add charging without a contentious vote.

What this means when you are buying

Treat charging as a due-diligence item, not an assumption. Before you close, confirm four things:

The building's electrical service has spare capacity for your charger, and get a rough conduit-run estimate to your space.
The association's rules and any architectural standards for chargers, so you know the approval path.
How charger electricity is metered and billed, since the statute requires it be separate [1].
Whether the building already offers shared charging and on what terms.

A buyer's agent who reads the declaration and the rules before you write the offer will save you a surprise after closing. That is the point of a buyer consultation on a building you are serious about.

The reason this belongs in due diligence rather than in a post-closing to-do list is that the answer can change the value of the unit to you. If your use case depends on home charging and the building's service has no spare capacity for it, that is a fact you want before you set a price, not after. The statute guarantees your right to install [1], but it does not guarantee the install is cheap or fast on a given building, and the gap between those two things is exactly what a pre-offer review surfaces.

The cost drivers you cannot see from the parking space

The statute settles your right to a charger, but it does not lower the physical cost of running power to your space, and that cost varies widely. Three factors drive it.

Electrical capacity. A building has a finite service. If the panels serving your tier are near capacity, adding a Level 2 charger can require a load study and, in some cases, a service upgrade that the building must coordinate. That is the difference between a routine install and a project.

Conduit distance. The run from an available electrical source to your assigned space is the other big variable. A space near a riser or an electrical room is cheap to reach; a space on the far side of a large garage is not. Because the statute requires the charger's electricity to be separately metered [1], the install also has to accommodate that metering, which adds to the run.

Metering method. Separate metering can be handled with a dedicated meter or an embedded meter [1]. Which one a building allows affects both cost and billing, so it is worth asking the association how existing charger owners are metered before you assume a method.

None of these are reasons not to install. They are reasons to get a real quote on the specific space before you rely on charging as a settled amenity.

Neighborhood context

Charging feasibility tracks the building, not the ZIP code, but the newer high-rise inventory concentrated in Brickell and along the bayfront corridors tends to have been designed with more electrical headroom than older stock. In lower-density areas like Coconut Grove, a mix of newer condos and older buildings means the answer is building-specific. A newer tower may offer building-provided charging that the board added without a material-alteration vote [1], while an older building may require you to exercise your individual rights under the statute and absorb the full conduit run. Verify capacity on the actual property rather than the submarket.

Frequently asked questions

Can a Miami condo association stop me from installing an EV charger?

No, not within your assigned or limited-common-element parking space. Florida Statute 718.113(8) prohibits a declaration or covenant from banning it, and grants an implied easement to run power to the space [1]. The association can impose safety and reasonable architectural standards, but those cannot prohibit the install or substantially raise its cost [1].

Who pays for the charger and its electricity?

You do. The statute assigns installation, operation, maintenance, repair, and related insurance to the installing owner, and requires the charger's electricity to be separately metered and paid by you or a successor owner [1].

Can the building add shared chargers without a full owner vote?

Yes. Section 718.113(8) provides that a board installing, maintaining, or repairing an EV charging station on common elements does not constitute a material alteration [1], which otherwise would require 75 percent approval of total voting interests when the declaration is silent [2].

What should I verify before buying a condo for EV charging?

Confirm spare electrical capacity, the conduit run to your space, the association's charger rules and architectural standards, how the electricity is metered, and whether shared charging already exists. Verify on the specific building, not the neighborhood.

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Gabriel A. Moyers, PA. eXp Realty. Florida License #3407280. Equal Housing Opportunity. This article is general information as of July 2026 and is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Verify current figures against authoritative sources before acting.