Bill > H1449

Introduced Session

An act relating to residential tenancies; creating s. 83.455, F.S.; providing requirements for rental agreements; requiring landlords to provide certain information with rental agreements; amending s. 83.46, F.S.; requiring that a landlord provide written notice of a rent increase to a tenant by a specified time; requiring such notice to include an option for mediation under certain circumstances; amending s. 83.47, F.S.; providing that certain provisions in a rental agreement are void and unenforceable; amending s. 83.49, F.S.; removing the option for a landlord to deposit certain money into a non-interest-bearing account; revising written notice requirements to tenants; providing for damages if a landlord fails to meet certain requirements; amending s. 83.51, F.S.; requiring a landlord to inspect a dwelling unit at a specified time to ensure compliance with applicable codes; amending s. 83.54, F.S.; requiring certain records be removed from a tenant's credit report under certain circumstances; amending s. 83.56, F.S.; revising and specifying grounds for termination of a rental agreement; adjusting the number of days a tenant has to vacate the premises after a certain notice is delivered; providing that a landlord may hb1449-00 HB 1449 terminate a rental agreement if the tenant fails to pay rent for a specified number of days; amending s. 83.60, F.S.; removing a requirement that certain money be paid into the registry of the court; amending s. 83.67, F.S.; prohibiting a landlord from engaging in certain conduct; providing definitions; conforming a cross-reference to changes made by the act; creating s. 83.675, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring a landlord to give tenants a specified amount of time to purchase the dwelling unit or premises under certain circumstances; providing requirements for an offer of sale; authorizing a tenant to challenge an offer of sale; creating s. 83.676, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting a landlord from evicting a tenant or terminating a rental agreement because the tenant or the tenant's minor child is a victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; specifying that a rental agreement may not contain certain provisions; authorizing a victim of such actual or threatened violence or stalking to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances; requiring certain documentation and written notice to landlord; providing for liability for rent for both the tenant and the perpetrator, if applicable; specifying that a hb1449-00 HB 1449 tenant does not forfeit certain money paid to the landlord for terminating the rental agreement under certain circumstances; requiring a landlord to change the locks of the dwelling unit within a specified period under certain circumstances; authorizing the tenant to change the locks of the dwelling unit under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain actions by a landlord under certain circumstances; amending s. 83.681, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 83.684, F.S.; tolling specified time periods for certain evictions; requiring a court to stay certain eviction proceedings; providing a definition; prohibiting a landlord from evicting a tenant or removing personal property under certain circumstances; amending s. 723.005, F.S.; removing certain limitations on the enforcement of the chapter by the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 723.033, F.S.; specifying what constitutes an unreasonable rent increase or resulting lot rental amount; amending s. 723.037, F.S.; specifying what constitutes an unreasonable rent increase or resulting lot rental amount; removing legislative intent relating to enforcement; prohibiting a park owner from taking hb1449-00 HB 1449 certain actions during the pendency of a dispute; amending s. 723.0612, F.S.; increasing the payment a homeowner may collect from the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation in certain situations; amending s. 723.071, F.S.; extending the time period the officers of a homeowners' association may contract to buy a mobile home park; prohibiting a park owner from executing certain contracts until after a specified timeframe; providing an effective date.

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Carlos Smith (D)*, 

Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee (on 03/14/2020)

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