Florida Senate - 2008 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1530
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House
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The Committee on Judiciary (Fasano) recommended the following
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amendment:
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Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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Delete everything after the enacting clause
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and insert:
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Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 83.53,
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Florida Statutes, to read:
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83.53 Landlord's access to dwelling unit.--
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(4) The landlord shall maintain a written record, subject
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to inspection by a tenant upon the tenant's request, that
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includes:
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(a) The names of all employees of the landlord who have
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access to the dwelling unit.
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(b) The dates and times that any employee of the landlord
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has entered the dwelling unit pursuant to this section.
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For the purposes of this subsection, the term "employee" means a
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person who receives compensation from, and is under the
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supervision and control of, a landlord who regularly deducts the
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F.I.C.A. and withholding tax and provides workers' compensation,
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all as prescribed by law.
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Section 2. Section 83.531, Florida Statutes, is created to
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read:
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83.531 Criminal history check of landlord's employees;
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access to dwelling units; penalties.-
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(1) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee"
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means a person who receives compensation from, and is under the
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supervision and control of, a landlord who regularly deducts the
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F.I.C.A. and withholding tax and provides workers' compensation,
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all as prescribed by law.
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(2) A landlord shall obtain from the Department of Law
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Enforcement a statewide criminal history record check concerning
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any employee who has access to the interior portion of a
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dwelling unit that is under a rental agreement.
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(3) A landlord shall not permit an employee of the
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landlord who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo
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contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony offense in
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this state to have access to the interior portion of a dwelling
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unit that is under a rental agreement unless:
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(a) The tenant has consented in writing to such access; or
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(b) The landlord supervises the employee during such
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access.
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(4) Any landlord who violates this section commits a
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misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
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775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
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================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
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And the title is amended as follows:
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Delete everything before the enacting clause
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and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to access to dwelling units; amending s.
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83.53, F.S.; providing recordkeeping requirements for
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landlords relating to access to dwelling units by
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employees; defining the term "employee"; creating s.
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83.531, F.S.; defining the term "employee"; requiring
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landlords to obtain criminal history information on
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certain employees; prohibiting landlords from allowing
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certain employees access to dwelling units; providing
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exceptions; providing penalties; providing an effective
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date.
3/10/2008 1:46:00 PM JU.JU.04586
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.