CS/CS/CS/HB 577 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0577-03-c3 Page 1 of 4 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S A bill to be entitled 1 An act relating to tenant safety; providing a short 2 title; amending s. 83.53, F.S.; revising what 3 constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling 4 units; amending s. 509.211, F.S.; requiring the 5 operator of certain apartments to, upon request, 6 provide a tenant or prospective tenant with certain 7 background screening information; requiring such 8 operator to, upon request, provide a tenant with a 9 list, which must be updated at least quarterly, of 10 certain employees or contractors and post such list 11 conspicuously on the grounds of the apartment or the 12 apartment's website; requiring such operator to 13 maintain, and make accessible to certain persons and 14 during certain discovery, a list that accounts for 15 certain information for a specified time period; 16 requiring a licensee to, upon request, provide the 17 Division of Hotels and Restaurants with certain 18 information during its annual inspection; providing 19 effective dates. 20 21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22 23 Section 1. This act may be cited as "Miya's Law." 24 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 83.53, Florida 25 CS/CS/CS/HB 577 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0577-03-c3 Page 2 of 4 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Statutes, is amended to read: 26 83.53 Landlord's access to dwelling unit. — 27 (2) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit at any time 28 for the protection or preservation of the premises. The landlord 29 may enter the dwelling unit upon reasonable notice to the tenant 30 and at a reasonable time for the purpose of repair of the 31 premises. "Reasonable notice" for the purpose of repair is 32 notice given at least 24 12 hours prior to the entry, and 33 reasonable time for the purpose of repair shall be between the 34 hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The landlord may enter the 35 dwelling unit when necessary for the further purposes set forth 36 in subsection (1) under any of the following circumstances: 37 (a) With the consent of the tenant; 38 (b) In case of emergency; 39 (c) When the tenant unreasonably withholds consent; or 40 (d) If the tenant is absent from the pre mises for a period 41 of time equal to one -half the time for periodic rental payments. 42 If the rent is current and the tenant notifies the landlord of 43 an intended absence, then the landlord may enter only with the 44 consent of the tenant or for the protection or preservation of 45 the premises. 46 Section 3. Effective January 1, 2023, subsection (5) is 47 added to section 509.211, Florida Statutes, to read: 48 509.211 Safety regulations. — 49 (5) An operator of a nontransient apartment or transient 50 CS/CS/CS/HB 577 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0577-03-c3 Page 3 of 4 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S apartment building or complex that consists of at least 15 51 individual units must: 52 (a) Upon the request of a tenant or prospective tenant, 53 provide such individual with information in writing indicating 54 whether the operator requires current employees or contractors 55 to undergo a background screening and, if so, the operator must 56 include all of the following information in writing: 57 1. The positions of the current employees or contractors 58 required to undergo a background screening. 59 2. The type of background screening or criminal background 60 screening the operator performed and whether such background 61 screenings included a search of the National Sex Offender Public 62 Website or other similar databases. 63 3. That the operator has discretion to make employment 64 decisions, regardless of a current employee's or contractor's 65 background screening results. 66 4. That state law does not disqualify any current employee 67 or contractor from working at a nontransient apartment or 68 transient apartment based on his or her background screening 69 results. 70 (b) Upon the request of a tenant, provide such individual 71 with a list, which must be updated as needed but at least 72 quarterly, of every current employee or contractor who has 73 access to a master key or fob or access to individual unit keys 74 or fobs, and such list must be posted in a conspicuous place on 75 CS/CS/CS/HB 577 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0577-03-c3 Page 4 of 4 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S the grounds of the apartment building or complex or on the 76 website of the apartment building or complex. 77 (c) Maintain a list that accounts for all current 78 employees or contractors who have access t o a master key or fob 79 or access to individual unit keys or fobs. 80 (d) Make the list required under paragraph (c) accessible 81 upon request: 82 1. To a law enforcement officer as needed in connection 83 with the performance of the officer's official duties. 84 2. To a tenant. 85 3. During discovery in a civil action related to an action 86 involving a tenant or the apartment building or complex. 87 (e) Maintain the list required under paragraph (c) for at 88 least 1 year. 89 90 During the division's annual inspection of the ap artment 91 building or complex, a licensee must, upon request, provide the 92 division with proof of compliance with this subsection. 93 Section 4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 94 act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 95