Revises exclusions from application; provides that right to attorney fees may not be waived in lease agreement; provides that attorney fees may not be awarded in claim for personal injury damages based on breach of duty of premises maintenance; revises & provides certain landlord disclosure requirements; provides requirements for disbursement of advance rents; provides limited rebuttable presumption of receipt of security deposits; provides that certain changes to disclosure requirements made by this act are conditional; revises landlord’s obligation to maintain premises with respect to screens; revises procedures for termination of rental agreement by landlord; provides that landlord does not waive right to terminate rental agreement or to bring civil action for noncompliance by accepting partial rent, subject to certain notice; provides period to institute action before exemption involving rent subsidies is waived begins upon actual knowledge; revises requirements for termination of tenancy with specific duration; provides that landlords & mobile home park owners must be given opportunity to cure deficiency in any notice or pleadings before dismissal of eviction action; provides examples of conduct for which landlord may not retaliate.
Landlords and Tenants
Revises exclusions from application; provides that right to attorney fees may not be waived in lease agreement; provides that attorney fees may not be awarded in claim for personal injury damages based on breach of duty of premises maintenance; revises & provides certain landlord disclosure requirements; provides requirements for disbursement of advance rents; provides limited rebuttable presumption of receipt of security deposits; provides that certain changes to disclosure requirements made by this act are conditional; revises landlord’s obligation to maintain premises with respect to screens; revises procedures for termination of rental agreement by landlord; provides that landlord does not waive right to terminate rental agreement or to bring civil action for noncompliance by accepting partial rent, subject to certain notice; provides period to institute action before exemption involving rent subsidies is waived begins upon actual knowledge; revises requirements for termination of tenancy with specific duration; provides that landlords & mobile home park owners must be given opportunity to cure deficiency in any notice or pleadings before dismissal of eviction action; provides examples of conduct for which landlord may not retaliate.
Status
Bill Text
Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
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2012-02-29 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0921/BillText/e2/PDF | |
2012-02-28 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0921/BillText/e1/PDF | |
2012-02-23 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0921/BillText/c2/PDF | |
2012-01-24 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0921/BillText/c1/PDF | |
2011-12-06 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0921/BillText/Filed/HTML |
Votes
Date | Action | Vote | Document |
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2012-02-29 | House: Third Reading RCS#937 | Yea: 92 No: 21 Other: 0 | Document |
Amendments
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Bill History
Date | Action |
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2012-03-09 | Died in Judiciary |
2012-03-05 | Referred to Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 848 |
2012-03-05 | Received -SJ 848 |
2012-02-29 | In Messages |
2012-02-29 | CS passed as amended; YEAS 92 NAYS 21 -HJ 920 |
2012-02-29 | Read 3rd time -HJ 920 |
2012-02-28 | Placed on 3rd reading |
2012-02-28 | Read 2nd time -HJ 871 |
2012-02-24 | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12 |
2012-02-23 | CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 799 |
2012-02-23 | Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) |
2012-02-22 | CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 9 NAYS 6 -HJ 815 |
2012-02-20 | On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/22/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB |
2012-01-25 | Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 281 |
2012-01-24 | CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 260 |
2012-01-24 | Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
2012-01-18 | CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 262 |
2012-01-13 | On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/18/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB |
2012-01-10 | Introduced -HJ 89 |
2011-12-21 | Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 89 |
2011-12-06 | Filed |
Sponsors
Name | District |
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Janet Adkins | HD-011 |
Kelli Stargel | SD-022 |
Elizabeth Porter | HD-010 |
Judiciary Committee | |
Civil Justice Subcommittee |