Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 956
       
       
        
       By Senator Bradley
       
       
       
       
       
       6-01229-26                                             2026956__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to multifamily residential properties;
    3         amending s. 768.0706, F.S.; prohibiting the owner or
    4         principal operator of a multifamily residential
    5         property from receiving a presumption against
    6         liability if a certain number of specified crimes were
    7         reported to have occurred at the property within a
    8         specified timeframe; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Present subsections (4) and (5) of section
   13  768.0706, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
   14  and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that
   15  section, to read:
   16         768.0706 Multifamily residential property safety and
   17  security; presumption against liability.—
   18         (4) The owner or principal operator of a multifamily
   19  residential property may not receive a presumption against
   20  liability under this section if two or more of the following
   21  crimes have been reported to have occurred at the property in
   22  the 24 months preceding the subject incident:
   23         (a) Murder;
   24         (b) Robbery;
   25         (c) Sexual battery;
   26         (d) Aggravated assault;
   27         (e) Battery;
   28         (f) Kidnapping or false imprisonment; or
   29         (g) Crimes involving a firearm.
   30         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.