The Florida Senate

HB 1489: Residential Tenancies [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Patterson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Homan

Residential Tenancies [EPCC]; Allows landlord to terminate rental agreement & recover liquidated damages or charge tenant early termination fee for breach of agreement, or both, under certain circumstances; requires tenant to indicate acceptance of early termination fee or liquidated-damages provision in rental agreement in order for provision to take effect; provides limit on combined total of damages & fees, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/2008	House	• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00121
  3/7/2008	House	• Referred to Safety & Security Council -HJ 00221
  3/10/2008	House	• Referred to Constitution & Civil Law (SS) by Safety & Security Council -HJ 00223
  3/17/2008	House	• On Committee agenda-- Constitution & Civil Law (SS), 03/19/08, 8:00 am, 24-H
  3/19/2008	House	• Favorable by Constitution & Civil Law (SS); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00313; Now in Safety & Security Council -HJ 00313
  4/7/2008	House	• On Council agenda-- Safety & Security Council, 04/09/08, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
  4/9/2008	House	• Favorable by- Safety & Security Council; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00493
  4/10/2008	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00493
  4/23/2008	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00734; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00734
  4/25/2008	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 00874; Passed as amended; YEAS 106 NAYS 0 -HJ 00874
  4/25/2008	Senate	• In Messages; Received, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00859; Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00850; Substituted for CS/SB 2716 -SJ 00850; Read 2nd time -SJ 00850
  4/28/2008	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 00883; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00883
  4/28/2008	House	• Ordered enrolled -HJ 01026
  5/30/2008		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  6/10/2008		• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-131

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• HB 1489, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/7/2008 at 12:03 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 2716 (c1)	Residential Tenancies [EPCC]	Aronberg	Identical	Last Action: 4/25/2008 S Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted HB 1489 -SJ 00850; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1489 (Ch. 2008-131) -SJ 00850 Location:

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  83.43	Definitions.
  83.595	Choice of remedies upon breach by tenant.

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• HB 1489, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/23/2008 at 4:24 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Floor Votes (2)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/25/2008 8:11 AM	House	106 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/28/2008 4:07 PM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  83.43	Definitions.
  83.595	Choice of remedies upon breach by tenant.

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• HB 1489, Original Filed Version Posted 3/4/2008 at 11:15 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Committee on Constitution & Civil Law (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Committee on Constitution & Civil Law (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Safety & Security Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Safety & Security Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  273323 - Amendment	Patterson	4/22/2008 8:07 AM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  83.43	Definitions.
  83.595	Choice of remedies upon breach by tenant.

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