Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1242
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/04/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Boyd) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 18 - 28
    4  and insert:
    5         559.956 Registrations and transfers of heating,
    6  ventilation, and air-conditioning system manufacturer
    7  warranties; required contractor documentation.—
    8         (1) If a residential real property that includes a heating,
    9  ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system as a fixture to
   10  the property is conveyed to a new owner, a manufacturer’s
   11  warranty in effect on that system or a component of that system:
   12         (a) Is automatically transferred to the new owner; and
   13         (b) Continues in effect as if the new owner was the
   14  original purchaser of such system or component, as applicable.
   15         (2) A warrantor continues to be obligated under the terms
   16  of a manufacturer’s warranty agreement for a warranty
   17  transferred under this section and may not charge a fee for the
   18  transfer of the warranty.
   19         (3) The transfer of a manufacturer’s warranty under this
   20  section does not extend the remaining term of the warranty.
   21         (4) A manufacturer’s warranty for an HVAC system is deemed
   22  registered with the manufacturer if a contractor licensed under
   23  part I of chapter 489:
   24         (a) Installs the new HVAC system; and
   25         (b) Provides the manufacturer of the HVAC system with the
   26  date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy for
   27  installations relating to new construction, or the serial number
   28  of the HVAC system for installations relating to existing
   29  construction, as applicable.
   30         (5) A contractor licensed under part I of chapter 489 who
   31  installs a new HVAC system must document the installation
   32  through an invoice or a receipt and provide the
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   34  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   35  And the title is amended as follows:
   36         Delete lines 5 - 10
   37  and insert:
   38         specifying that certain warranties for heating,
   39         ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are
   40         automatically transferred and remain in effect under
   41         certain circumstances relating to the conveyance of
   42         property; specifying that a warrantor continues to be
   43         obligated under the terms of such transferred
   44         warranty; prohibiting warrantors from charging a fee
   45         for such transfers; specifying that such transfers do
   46         not extend the remaining term of a warranty; deeming
   47         manufacturers’ warranties for HVAC systems registered
   48         with the manufacturer if certain requirements are met;
   49         requiring certain contractors installing HVAC