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2018, bill, court registry, ejectment, florida, house, LANDLORD, lesislature, rental, senate, TENANT, transient, vacation
SB 612, HB 479 Leases. Authorizing landlords to perform a level 1 background check on its employees with access to leased premises. Giving tenants a 3 day right of recession on lease/lease renewal and return of deposits upon failure of employee screening.
SB 804, CS/HB 631 providing for summary procedure for possession on an ejectment in Circuit Court.
CS/SB 1400, SB 1640: Vacation Rentals: preempting local regulation of vacation rentals to the State. Requiring licenses, declaring them to be transient occupancies.
HB 1007, Evictions. Deletes requirement that tenant post rent in court registry within five days. Requires court to try the case in 30 days. Deletes requirement that tenant have previously served landlord with 7 day notice to repair before being able to raise repairs as a defense.
The session is now over and none of the bills passed
TRACKED BILLS
CS/SB 612 (2018) Residential Tenancies
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00612
SENATE – Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
SB 850 (2018) Actions for Rent or Possession
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00850
SENATE – Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
CS/CS/SB’s 1400 & 1640 (2018) Vacation Rentals
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01400
SENATE – Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
HB 301 (2018) Housing Assistance
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00301
HOUSE – Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
HB 749 (2018) Residential Tenancies
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00749
HOUSE – Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
HB 1007 (2018) Actions for Rent or Possession
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01007
HOUSE – Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
SB 850 (2018) Actions for Rent or Possession
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00850
SENATE – Died in Judiciary
CS/CS/SB’s 1400 & 1640 (2018) Vacation Rentals
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01400
SENATE – Died in Appropriations
CS/SB 612 (2018) Residential Tenancies
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00612
SENATE – Died in Judiciary