Senate Bill sb0212

    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 212

    By Senator Lynn





    7-249-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to residential tenancies;

  3         amending s. 83.67, F.S.; including air

  4         conditioning as a utility service to the tenant

  5         which may not be terminated or interrupted by

  6         the landlord; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 83.67, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         83.67  Prohibited practices.--

13         (1)  A landlord of any dwelling unit governed by this

14  part may shall not cause, directly or indirectly, the

15  termination or interruption of any utility service furnished

16  to the tenant, including, but not limited to, water, heat,

17  light, electricity, gas, elevator, garbage collection, air

18  conditioning, or refrigeration, whether or not the utility

19  service is under the control of, or payment is made by, the

20  landlord.

21         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

22  law.

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25                          SENATE SUMMARY

26    Includes air conditioning as a utility service that may
      not be terminated or interrupted by a landlord.
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