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House Bill 0381

Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 381 By Representative Carlton 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to public nuisances; amending 3 s. 893.138, F.S.; providing that counties and 4 municipalities may impose additional penalties 5 by ordinance on the owner of a place declared 6 to be a public nuisance; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 893.138, 12 Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, to read: 13 893.138 Local administrative action to abate 14 drug-related or prostitution-related public nuisances and 15 criminal street gang activity.-- 16 (9) The provisions of this section may be supplemented 17 by a county or municipal ordinance. The ordinance may include, 18 but is not limited to, provisions that: establish additional 19 penalties for public nuisances, including fines; provide for 20 the payment of reasonable costs, including reasonable attorney 21 fees associated with investigations of and hearings on public 22 nuisances; provide for continuing jurisdiction for a period of 23 1 year over any place or premises that has been or is declared 24 to be a public nuisance; establish penalties, including fines, 25 for recurring public nuisances; provide for the recording of 26 orders on public nuisances so that notice must be given to 27 subsequent purchasers, successors in interest or assigns of 28 the real property that is the subject of the order; provide 29 that recorded orders on public nuisances may become liens 30 against the real property that is the subject of the order; 31 and provide for the foreclosure of property subject to a lien 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 381 548-118-97 1 and the recovery of all costs, including reasonable attorney 2 fees, associated with the recording of orders and foreclosure. 3 This section does not prohibit a county or municipality from 4 proceeding against a public nuisance by any other means. 5 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 1997. 6 7 ***************************************** 8 SENATE SUMMARY 9 Provides that counties and municipalities may impose additional penalties by ordinance on the owner of a place 10 declared to be a public nuisance under s. 893.138, F.S. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2