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SB 1244: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Housing; Citing this act as “Keep Floridians Housed Act”; creating the Department of Housing and Tenant Rights as a new department of state government; providing requirements for rental agreements; requiring that a landlord provide written notice of a rent increase to a tenant by a specified time; prohibiting landlords from charging tenants a security deposit that is more than 1 month’s rent; revising and specifying grounds for termination of a rental agreement; authorizing local governments and special districts to adopt a specified impact fee, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/3/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/8/2024 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1244, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/3/2024 at 3:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 985 Housing Eskamani, Joseph Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill
    S 1564 Vacating Premises After Rental Agreement Termination Torres Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.71 Page 5 (pdf)
    83.43 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    83.455 Page 6 (pdf)
    83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies. Page 7 (pdf)
    83.47 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. Page 8 (pdf)
    83.49 Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant. Page 8 (pdf)
    83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. Page 16 (pdf)
    83.54 Enforcement of rights and duties; civil action; criminal offenses. Page 17 (pdf)
    83.56 Termination of rental agreement. Page 18 (pdf)
    83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure. Page 24 (pdf)
    83.626 Page 25 (pdf)
    83.63 Casualty damage. Page 27 (pdf)
    83.67 Prohibited practices. Page 28 (pdf)
    83.675 Page 31 (pdf)
    83.676 Page 33 (pdf)
    83.681 Orders to enjoin violations of this part. Page 39 (pdf)
    163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum requirements; audits; challenges. Page 39 (pdf)
    196.061 Rental of homestead to constitute abandonment. Page 40 (pdf)
    201.025 Page 40 (pdf)

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