Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0933 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to toxic mold protections; providing a 2
16	16	short title; creating s. 83.252, F.S.; requiring 3
17	17	commercial and industrial real property landlords to 4
18	18	provide certain written disclosures to tenants under 5
19	19	certain circumstances; providing requirements for such 6
20	20	disclosure; providing an exception; providing that 7
21	21	such landlords are not required to conduct certain 8
22	22	tests of dwelling units or buildings; requiring 9
23	23	tenants of commercial and industrial real property to 10
24	24	provide certain written notice to landlords under 11
25	25	certain circumstances; requiring tenants to make the 12
26	26	property available to certain persons for assessment 13
27	27	or remediation; providing requirements for landlords; 14
28	28	providing applicability; creating s. 83.253, F.S.; 15
29	29	requiring certain public entities to p rovide written 16
30	30	disclosure to occupants and prospective tenants of 17
31	31	buildings owned, leased, or operated by such public 18
32	32	entities; providing requirements for such disclosure; 19
33	33	providing an exception; creating s. 83.501, F.S.; 20
34	34	requiring residential landlords to provide certain 21
35	35	written disclosures to prospective and current tenants 22
36	36	under certain circumstances; providing requirements 23
37	37	for such disclosures; providing an exception; 24
38	38	providing that such landlords are not required to 25
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47	47	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
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52	52	providing construction; creating s. 381.0073, F.S.; 27
53	53	providing definitions; creating s. 381.00731, F.S.; 28
54	54	creating the Toxic Mold Protection Advisory Council 29
55	55	adjunct to the Department of Health; providing a 30
56	56	purpose; providing for membership , meetings, and 31
57	57	duties of the advisory council; requiring the advisory 32
58	58	council to submit a report to the State Surgeon 33
59	59	General, Governor, and Legislature by a specified 34
60	60	date; creating s. 381.00732, F.S.; requiring the 35
61	61	department to develop and adopt, in co nsultation with 36
62	62	the advisory council, permissible exposure limits to 37
63	63	molds for indoor environments; requiring the 38
64	64	department to consider certain criteria when 39
65	65	developing and adopting such limits; authorizing the 40
66	66	department to develop alternative permissibl e exposure 41
67	67	limits to molds applicable to certain facilities; 42
68	68	requiring the department to post a certain notice on 43
69	69	its public website; providing requirements for such 44
70	70	notice; authorizing the department to review and 45
71	71	consider adopting by reference informatio n prepared by 46
72	72	or on behalf of certain authoritative bodies for a 47
73	73	specified purpose; requiring the department to review 48
74	74	the adopted permissible exposure limits to molds 49
75	75	periodically and amend under certain circumstances; 50
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88	88	requiring the department to submit a report to the 51
89	89	Governor and Legislature by a specified date; 52
90	90	requiring the department to adopt rules; creating s. 53
91	91	381.00733, F.S.; requiring the department to develop 54
92	92	and adopt, in consultation with the advisory council, 55
93	93	standards for assessing the health threat from 56
94	94	exposure to molds in indoor environments; requiring 57
95	95	the department to consider certain criteria when 58
96	96	developing and adopting such standards; authorizing 59
97	97	the department to develop alternative mold assessment 60
98	98	standards applicable to certain facil ities; requiring 61
99	99	the department to post a certain notice on its public 62
100	100	website; providing requirements for such notice; 63
101	101	authorizing the department to review and consider 64
102	102	adopting by reference information prepared by or on 65
103	103	behalf of certain authoritative bo dies for a specified 66
104	104	purpose; requiring the department to review the 67
105	105	adopted mold assessment standards periodically and 68
106	106	amend under certain circumstances; requiring the 69
107	107	department to submit a report to the Governor and 70
108	108	Legislature by a specified date; requ iring the 71
109	109	department to adopt rules; creating s. 381.00734, 72
110	110	F.S.; requiring the department to develop and adopt, 73
111	111	in consultation with the advisory council, guidelines 74
112	112	for identifying molds in indoor environments; 75
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129	129	industrial real property landlord, residential 80
130	130	landlord, or public entity to conduct certain tes ts of 81
131	131	dwelling units or buildings for a specified purpose; 82
132	132	requiring the department to post a certain notice on 83
133	133	its public website; providing requirements for such 84
134	134	notice; authorizing the department to review and 85
135	135	consider adopting by reference information prepared by 86
136	136	or on behalf of certain authoritative bodies for a 87
137	137	specified purpose; requiring the department to review 88
138	138	the adopted mold identification guidelines 89
139	139	periodically and amend under certain circumstances; 90
140	140	requiring the department to submit a report to the 91
141	141	Governor and Legislature by a specified date; 92
142	142	requiring the department to adopt rules; creating s. 93
143	143	381.00735, F.S.; requiring the department to develop 94
144	144	and adopt, in consultation with the advisory council, 95
145	145	guidelines for remediating molds in indoor 96
146	146	environments; providing requirements for such 97
147	147	guidelines; requiring the department to consider 98
148	148	certain criteria when developing and adopting such 99
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158	158	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
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162	162	a commercial and industrial real property landlord, 101
163	163	residential landlord, or public entity to conduct 102
164	164	certain tests of dwelling units or buildings for a 103
165	165	specified purpose; requiring the department, in 104
166	166	consultation with the Florida Building Commission, to 105
167	167	develop a reporting form for building inspections; 106
168	168	requiring the department to post a certain notice on 107
169	169	its public website; providing requirements for such 108
170	170	notice; authorizing the department to review and 109
171	171	consider adopting by reference information prepared by 110
172	172	or on behalf of certain authoritative bodies for a 111
173	173	specified purpose; requiring the department to review 112
174	174	the adopted mold remediation guidelines periodically 113
175	175	and amend under certain circumstances; requiring the 114
176	176	department to make specified information available to 115
177	177	the public upon request and on its public we bsite; 116
178	178	requiring the department to develop and disseminate 117
179	179	certain educational materials and resources; requiring 118
180	180	the department to submit a report to the Governor and 119
181	181	Legislature by a specified date; requiring the 120
182	182	department to adopt rules; creating s. 381.00736, 121
183	183	F.S.; providing for enforcement of the permissible 122
184	184	exposure limits to molds, the mold assessment 123
185	185	standards, and certain disclosure requirements; 124
186	186	requiring the department, in consultation with the 125
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195	195	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
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199	199	Department of Business and Professional Regulation, to 126
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201	201	establish penalties; prohibiting a penalty from being 128
202	202	assessed against a residential landlord under certain 129
203	203	circumstances; requiring the Department of Health to 130
204	204	adopt rules; creating s. 689.302, F.S.; requ iring a 131
205	205	seller or transferor of commercial and industrial real 132
206	206	property to provide a written disclosure to 133
207	207	prospective buyers within a specified timeframe under 134
208	208	certain circumstances; providing an exception; 135
209	209	providing construction; providing that a transfe ror to 136
210	210	a real estate contract or a listing or selling agent 137
211	211	is not liable under certain circumstances; providing 138
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214	214	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 141
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216	216	Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Toxic Mold 143
217	217	Protections Act." 144
218	218	Section 2. Section 83.252, Florida Statutes, is created to 145
219	219	read: 146
220	220	83.252 Commercial and industrial real properties; 147
221	221	disclosure and notice. — 148
222	222	(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 149
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232	232	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
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236	236	written disclosure to prospective and current tenants when the 151
237	237	landlord knows that mold, both visible and invisible or hidden, 152
238	238	is present that affects, as defined in s. 381.0073, the dwelling 153
239	239	unit or the building and the mold either exc eeds the permissible 154
240	240	exposure limits to molds adopted pursuant to s. 381.00732 or 155
241	241	poses a health threat in accordance with the mold assessment 156
242	242	standards adopted pursuant to s. 381.00733. The written 157
243	243	disclosure must be provided to: 158
244	244	(a) Prospective tenants as soon as practicable and before 159
245	245	entering into a rental agreement. 160
246	246	(b) Current tenants in affected dwelling units and 161
247	247	buildings as soon as is reasonably practicable. 162
248	248	(2)(a) A commercial and industrial real property landlord 163
249	249	is exempt from providing w ritten disclosure to prospective 164
250	250	tenants as required in subsection (1) if the presence of mold 165
251	251	was remediated in accordance with the mold remediation 166
252	252	guidelines adopted pursuant to s. 381.00735. 167
253	253	(b) A commercial and industrial real property landlord is 168
254	254	not required to conduct air or surface tests of dwelling units 169
255	255	or buildings to determine whether the presence of mold exceeds 170
256	256	the permissible exposure limits to molds adopted pursuant to s. 171
257	257	381.00732. 172
258	258	(3) A tenant of a commercial and industrial real prope rty 173
259	259	who knows or is informed that mold is present in the building, 174
260	260	heating system, ventilating or air -conditioning system, or 175
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269	269	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
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273	273	appurtenant structures, or that there is a condition of chronic 176
274	274	water intrusion or flood, shall inform the landlord in writing 177
275	275	of such knowledge within a reasonable period of time. The tenant 178
276	276	shall make the property available to the landlord or his or her 179
277	277	agents for appropriate assessment or remedial action as soon as 180
278	278	is reasonably practicable if the landlord is responsible for 181
279	279	maintenance of the property. This section does not affect any 182
280	280	existing duties and obligations of tenants and landlords under 183
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282	282	(4) Commercial and industrial real property landlords who 185
283	283	know or have received notice that mold is present in the 186
284	284	building, heating system, ventilating or air -conditioning 187
285	285	system, or appurtenant structures, or that there is a condition 188
286	286	of chronic water intrusion or flood, have an affirmative duty, 189
287	287	within a reasonable period of time, to assess the presence of 190
288	288	mold or condition likely to result in the presence of mold and 191
289	289	conduct any necessary remediation. 192
290	290	(5) The requirements of this section do not apply to 193
291	291	properties where the tenant is contractually responsible for 194
292	292	maintenance of the property, including any remediation. How ever, 195
293	293	any tenant of a commercial and industrial real property who 196
294	294	knows or is informed that mold is present in the building, 197
295	295	heating system, ventilating or air -conditioning system, or 198
296	296	appurtenant structures, or that there is a condition of chronic 199
297	297	water intrusion or flood, and is responsible for maintenance of 200
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311	311	knowledge as soon as is reasonably practicable and shall remedy 202
312	312	the condition in compliance with the terms of the rental 203
313	313	agreement. 204
314	314	Section 3. Section 83.253, Florida Statutes, is created to 205
315	315	read: 206
316	316	83.253 Properties owned, leased, or operated by public 207
317	317	entities; disclosure. — 208
318	318	(1) A public entity that owns, leases, or operates a 209
319	319	building shall provide written disclosure to all building 210
320	320	occupants and prospective tenants when the public entity knows, 211
321	321	or has reasonable cause to believe, that a condition of chronic 212
322	322	water intrusion or flood exists, or that mold, both visible and 213
323	323	invisible or hidden, is present that affects, as defined in s. 214
324	324	381.0073, the building or dwelling unit and the mold either 215
325	325	exceeds the permissible exposure limits to molds adopted 216
326	326	pursuant to s. 381.00732 or poses a health threat in accordance 217
327	327	with the mold assessment standards adopted pursuant to s. 218
328	328	381.00733. The written disclosure shall be provided to: 219
329	329	(a) Prospective tenants as soon as practicable and before 220
330	330	entering into a rental agreement. 221
331	331	(b) Current building occupants in affected dwelling units 222
332	332	or buildings as soon as is reasonably practicable. 223
333	333	(2) A public entity is exempt from providing written 224
334	334	disclosure to prospective tenants as required in subsection (1) 225
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347	347	if the presence of mold was remediated in accordance with the 226
348	348	mold remediation guidelines adopted pursuant to s. 381.00735. 227
349	349	Section 4. Section 83. 501, Florida Statutes, is created to 228
350	350	read: 229
351	351	83.501 Residential properties; disclosure. — 230
352	352	(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 231
353	353	residential landlord shall provide written disclosure to 232
354	354	prospective and current tenants when the residential lan dlord 233
355	355	knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that mold, both 234
356	356	visible and invisible or hidden, is present that affects, as 235
357	357	defined in s. 381.0073, the dwelling unit or the building and 236
358	358	the mold either exceeds the permissible exposure limits to molds 237
359	359	adopted pursuant to s. 381.00732 or poses a health threat in 238
360	360	accordance with the mold assessment standards adopted pursuant 239
361	361	to s. 381.00733. The written disclosure must be provided to: 240
362	362	(a) Prospective tenants before entering into a rental or 241
363	363	lease agreement. 242
364	364	(b) Current tenants in affected dwelling units and 243
365	365	buildings as soon as is reasonably practicable. 244
366	366	(2)(a) A residential landlord is exempt from providing 245
367	367	written disclosure to prospective tenants as required in 246
368	368	subsection (1) if the presence of mold was remediated in 247
369	369	accordance with the mold remediation guidelines adopted pursuant 248
370	370	to s. 381.00735. 249
371	371	(b) A residential landlord is not required to conduct air 250
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384	384	or surface tests of dwelling units or buildings to determine 251
385	385	whether the presence of mold exceed s the permissible exposure 252
386	386	limits to molds adopted pursuant to s. 381.00732. 253
387	387	(3) Residential landlords shall provide written disclosure 254
388	388	to prospective tenants of the potential health risks and the 255
389	389	health impact that may result from exposure to mold by 256
390	390	distributing educational materials and resources developed and 257
391	391	disseminated by the Department of Health pursuant to s. 258
392	392	381.00735. 259
393	393	(4)(a) This section does not relieve a seller, transferor, 260
394	394	lessor, agent, landlord, or tenant from any responsibility for 261
395	395	compliance with other requirements under state law. 262
396	396	(b) This section does not alter or modify any right, 263
397	397	remedy, or defense otherwise available under state law. 264
398	398	Section 5. Section 381.0073, Florida Statutes, is created 265
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400	400	381.0073 Definitions. —For purposes of this section and ss. 267
401	401	381.00731-381.00736, the term: 268
402	402	(1) "Advisory council" means the Toxic Mold Protection 269
403	403	Advisory Council created pursuant to s. 381.00731. 270
404	404	(2) "Affect" means to cause a condition by the presence of 271
405	405	mold in a dwelling un it, building, appurtenant structures, 272
406	406	common wall, heating system, or ventilating or air -conditioning 273
407	407	system that affects the indoor air quality of the dwelling unit 274
408	408	or building. 275
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417	417	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
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421	421	(3) "Authoritative bodies" means any recognized national 276
422	422	or international entities with expertise in public health, mold 277
423	423	identification and remediation, or environmental health, 278
424	424	including, but not limited to, other states, the United States 279
425	425	Environmental Protection Agency, the World Health Organization, 280
426	426	the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 281
427	427	the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American 282
428	428	Industrial Hygiene Association. 283
429	429	(4) "Building code enforcement official" has the same 284
430	430	meaning as in s. 468.603(3). 285
431	431	(5) "Department" means the Departme nt of Health. 286
432	432	(6) "Indoor environment" means the affected dwelling unit 287
433	433	or affected commercial and industrial building. 288
434	434	(7) "Industrial hygienist" has the same meaning as in s. 289
435	435	501.937(3)(b). 290
436	436	(8) "Mold" means any form of multicellular fungi that 291
437	437	lives on plant or animal matter and in indoor environments, 292
438	438	including, but not limited to, Cladosporium, Penicillium, 293
439	439	Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Trichoderma, Memnoniella, 294
440	440	Mucor, and Stachybotrys Chartarum, and is often found in water -295
441	441	damaged building materials. 296
442	442	(9) "Person" means an individual, corporation, company, 297
443	443	association, partnership, limited liability company, 298
444	444	municipality, public utility, or other public body or 299
445	445	institution. 300
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458	458	(10) "Public health officer" means a local health officer 301
459	459	or director of a county health department. 302
460	460	Section 6. Section 381.00731, Florida Statutes, is amended 303
461	461	to read: 304
462	462	381.00731 Toxic Mold Protection Advisory Council. — 305
463	463	(1) The Toxic Mold Protection Advisory Council, an 306
464	464	advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created adjunct 307
465	465	to the department for the purpose of making recommendations and 308
466	466	advising and assisting the department in the development and 309
467	467	adoption of permissible exposure limits to molds in indoor 310
468	468	environments and other mold identification, assessment, and 311
469	469	remediation standards and guidelines. 312
470	470	(2) The advisory council shall consist of 17 members as 313
471	471	follows: 314
472	472	(a) Two members who are public health officers, appointed 315
473	473	by the State Surgeon General. 316
474	474	(b) One member who is an environmental hea lth 317
475	475	professional, appointed by the State Surgeon General. 318
476	476	(c) One member who has expertise on the adverse health 319
477	477	effects from exposure to molds, appointed by the State Surgeon 320
478	478	General. 321
479	479	(d) One member who is a building code enforcement 322
480	480	official, appointed by the Secretary of Business and 323
481	481	Professional Regulation. 324
482	482	(e) One member who is a mold abatement expert, appointed 325
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495	495	by the Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation. 326
496	496	(f) Two members who are industrial hygienists, appointed 327
497	497	by the Secretary of Agriculture. 328
498	498	(g) One member who represents a large school district and 329
499	499	one member who represents a rural school district, appointed by 330
500	500	the Commissioner of Education. 331
501	501	(h) One member who represents an organization or 332
502	502	association advocating for insurers, appointed by the Chief 333
503	503	Financial Officer. 334
504	504	(i) One member who represents an organization or 335
505	505	association advocating for employees and one member who 336
506	506	represents an organization or association advocating for 337
507	507	employers, appointed by the Governor. 338
508	508	(j) Two members who represent an organization or 339
509	509	association advocating for affected consumers, including, but 340
510	510	not limited to, commercial and industrial tenants; residential 341
511	511	tenants; homeowners; environmental groups; and attorneys, 342
512	512	appointed by the President of the Senate. 343
513	513	(k) Two members who represent an organization or 344
514	514	association advocating for affected industries, including, but 345
515	515	not limited to, commercial and industrial building proprietors, 346
516	516	managers, and landlords; residential building proprietors, 347
517	517	managers, and landlords; builders; realtors; suppliers of 348
518	518	building materials; and suppliers of furnishings, appointed by 349
519	519	the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 350
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532	532	(3)(a) The initial members of the advisory council must be 351
533	533	appointed by September 1, 2022. Each me mber must be appointed to 352
534	534	a 4-year term. However, in order to achieve staggered terms, 353
535	535	eight of the initial members must be appointed to a 2 -year term 354
536	536	and nine of the initial members must be appointed to a 4 -year 355
537	537	term. 356
538	538	(b) A vacancy on the advisory counc il shall be filled in 357
539	539	the same manner as the original appointment. 358
540	540	(c) The advisory council shall elect a chair from among 359
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542	542	(d) Members of the advisory council shall serve without 361
543	543	compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement for per d iem 362
544	544	and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. 363
545	545	(4)(a) The advisory council shall convene its first 364
546	546	meeting by October 1, 2022. Thereafter, the advisory council may 365
547	547	meet upon the call of the chair or upon the request of a 366
548	548	majority of its members. 367
549	549	(b) Meetings may be conducted in person or by 368
550	550	teleconference or other electronic means. 369
551	551	(5) The advisory council shall make recommendations and 370
552	552	advise and assist the department regarding the development and 371
553	553	adoption of permissible exposure limits to molds in indoor 372
554	554	environments and other mold identification, assessment, and 373
555	555	remediation standards and guidelines pursuant to ss. 381.00732 -374
556	556	381.00735. 375
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569	569	(6) By February 1, 2023, the advisory council shall submit 376
570	570	a report regarding its progress in performing its duti es under 377
571	571	subsection (5) to the State Surgeon General, the Governor, the 378
572	572	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 379
573	573	Representatives. 380
574	574	Section 7. Section 381.00732, Florida Statutes, is created 381
575	575	to read: 382
576	576	381.00732 Permissible exposure limit s to mold in indoor 383
577	577	environments; report. — 384
578	578	(1) The department, in consultation with the advisory 385
579	579	council, shall: 386
580	580	(a) Develop and adopt permissible exposure limits to mold 387
581	581	in indoor environments that avoid adverse effects on public 388
582	582	health, with an adequ ate margin of safety, and avoid any 389
583	583	significant risk to public health. 390
584	584	(b) Balance the protection of public health with 391
585	585	technological and economic feasibility when it develops and 392
586	586	adopts permissible exposure limits to mold. 393
587	587	(c) Use and include the late st scientific data or existing 394
588	588	mold standards adopted by authoritative bodies. 395
589	589	(d) Develop and adopt permissible exposure limits to mold 396
590	590	that target the general population. 397
591	591	(2) The department shall consider all of the following 398
592	592	criteria when it develops and adopts the permissible exposure 399
593	593	limits to mold: 400
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606	606	(a) The adverse health effects from exposure to mold on 401
607	607	the general population and the specific adverse health effects 402
608	608	from exposure to mold on members of subgroups that comprise a 403
609	609	meaningful portion of the general population, including, but not 404
610	610	limited to, infants, children 6 years of age or younger, 405
611	611	pregnant women, elderly persons, persons with asthma or 406
612	612	allergies, persons who are immune compromised, or other 407
613	613	subgroups that are identifiable as being at greater risk of 408
614	614	adverse health effects from exposure to mold than the general 409
615	615	population. 410
616	616	(b) Existing permissible exposure limits to molds, if any, 411
617	617	adopted by authoritative bodies. 412
618	618	(c) The technological and economic feasibility of 413
619	619	compliance with the proposed permissible exposure limits to 414
620	620	mold. For the purpose of determining economic feasibility, the 415
621	621	department shall consider the costs of compliance to tenants, 416
622	622	landlords, homeowners, and other affected parties. 417
623	623	(d) Any toxicological studie s or additional scientific 418
624	624	evidence relating to mold. 419
625	625	(3) The department may develop and adopt alternative 420
626	626	permissible exposure limits to mold that are applicable to 421
627	627	facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals, child care 422
628	628	facilities, and nursing homes, whose primary business is to 423
629	629	serve members of subgroups, as described in paragraph (2)(a), 424
630	630	that comprise a meaningful portion of the general population and 425
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643	643	are at greater risk of adverse health effects from exposure to 426
644	644	molds than the general population. 427
645	645	(4)(a) Upon commencing its duties under this se ction, the 428
646	646	department shall post a notice on its public website informing 429
647	647	interested persons that it is developing and adopting 430
648	648	permissible exposure limits to molds and including a brief 431
649	649	description or a bibliography of the technical documents or 432
650	650	other information the department has identified as relevant to 433
651	651	developing and adopting the permissible exposure limits to mold. 434
652	652	(b) The notice shall also inform persons who wish to 435
653	653	submit information regarding mold exposure of the contact 436
654	654	information of the perso n within the department to whom the 437
655	655	information may be sent, the date by which the information must 438
656	656	be received in order for the department to consider it in the 439
657	657	development and adoption of the permissible exposure limits to 440
658	658	molds, and a statement that all information submitted to the 441
659	659	department will be made available to any person upon request. 442
660	660	(5) The department may review and consider adopting by 443
661	661	reference any information prepared by or on behalf of the United 444
662	662	States Environmental Protection Agency, or other authoritative 445
663	663	bodies, for the purpose of adopting national permissible 446
664	664	exposure limits to molds. 447
665	665	(6)(a) After the permissible exposure limits to molds are 448
666	666	adopted, the department shall review such limits at least once 449
667	667	every 5 years and shall amend such limits if any of the 450
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676	676	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
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678	678
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680	680	following occur: 451
681	681	1. Changes in technology or mold treatment techniques that 452
682	682	permit a materially greater protection of public health. 453
683	683	2. New scientific evidence that indicates that molds may 454
684	684	present a materially different risk to public health than was 455
685	685	previously determined. 456
686	686	(b) The department may amend the permissible exposure 457
687	687	limits to molds to make the limits less stringent if the 458
688	688	department shows clear and convincing evidence that the 459
689	689	permissible exposure limits to molds should be made less 460
690	690	stringent. 461
691	691	(7) By July 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report 462
692	692	to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 463
693	693	the House of Representatives regarding its progress in 464
694	694	developing and adopting the permissible expos ure limits to 465
695	695	molds. 466
696	696	(8) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 467
697	697	section. 468
698	698	Section 8. Section 381.00733, Florida Statutes, is created 469
699	699	to read: 470
700	700	381.00733 Standards for assessing health threat from 471
701	701	exposure to molds in indoor environments; report.— 472
702	702	(1) The department, in consultation with the advisory 473
703	703	council, shall develop and adopt standards for assessing the 474
704	704	health threat from exposure to molds, both visible and invisible 475
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717	717	or hidden, in indoor environments, which must do all of the 476
718	718	following: 477
719	719	(a) Protect the public health. 478
720	720	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), balance the protection 479
721	721	of public health with technological and economic feasibility 480
722	722	when it adopts mold assessment standards. 481
723	723	(c) Use and include the latest scientific data or ex isting 482
724	724	mold assessment standards adopted by authoritative bodies. 483
725	725	(d) Target the general population. 484
726	726	(e) Ensure that air or surface testing is not required to 485
727	727	determine whether the presence of mold, both visible and 486
728	728	invisible or hidden, in indoor envir onments constitutes a health 487
729	729	threat. 488
730	730	(2) The department shall consider all of the following 489
731	731	criteria when it develops and adopts the mold assessment 490
732	732	standards: 491
733	733	(a) The adverse health effects from exposure to molds on 492
734	734	the general population and the spec ific adverse health effects 493
735	735	from exposure to mold on members of subgroups that comprise a 494
736	736	meaningful portion of the general population, including, but not 495
737	737	limited to, infants, children age 6 years of age or younger, 496
738	738	pregnant women, elderly persons, persons with asthma or 497
739	739	allergies, persons who are immune compromised, or other 498
740	740	subgroups that are identifiable as being at greater risk of 499
741	741	adverse health effects from exposure to molds than the general 500
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754	754	population. 501
755	755	(b) Existing mold assessment standards, if any, adopted by 502
756	756	authoritative bodies. 503
757	757	(c) The technological and economic feasibility of 504
758	758	compliance with the proposed mold assessment standards. For the 505
759	759	purposes of determining economic feasibility, the department 506
760	760	shall consider the costs of compliance to ten ants, landlords, 507
761	761	homeowners, and other affected parties. 508
762	762	(d) Any toxicological studies or additional scientific 509
763	763	evidence relating to mold. 510
764	764	(3) The department may develop and adopt alternative mold 511
765	765	assessment standards which are applicable to facilities , 512
766	766	including, but not limited to, hospitals, child care facilities, 513
767	767	and nursing homes, whose primary business is to serve members of 514
768	768	subgroups, as described in paragraph (2)(a), that comprise a 515
769	769	meaningful portion of the general population and are at greater 516
770	770	risk of adverse health effects from exposure to molds than the 517
771	771	general population. 518
772	772	(4)(a) Upon commencing its duties under this section, the 519
773	773	department shall post a notice on its public website informing 520
774	774	interested persons that it is developing and adopting mold 521
775	775	assessment standards and including a brief description or a 522
776	776	bibliography of the technical documents or other information the 523
777	777	department has identified as relevant to developing and adopting 524
778	778	the mold assessment standards. 525
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791	791	(b) The notice shal l also inform persons who wish to 526
792	792	submit information regarding mold assessment of the contact 527
793	793	information of the person within the department to whom the 528
794	794	information may be sent, the date by which the information must 529
795	795	be received in order for the departmen t to consider it in the 530
796	796	development and adoption of the mold assessment standards, and a 531
797	797	statement that all information submitted to the department will 532
798	798	be made available to any person upon request. 533
799	799	(5) The department may review and consider adopting by 534
800	800	reference any information prepared by or on behalf of the United 535
801	801	States Environmental Protection Agency, or other authoritative 536
802	802	bodies, for the purpose of adopting national mold assessment 537
803	803	standards. 538
804	804	(6) After the mold assessment standards are adopted, t he 539
805	805	department shall review such standards at least once every 5 540
806	806	years and shall amend such standards if any of the following 541
807	807	occurs: 542
808	808	(a) Changes in technology or mold treatment techniques 543
809	809	that permit a materially greater protection of public health. 544
810	810	(b) New scientific evidence that indicates that exposure 545
811	811	to molds may present a materially different risk to public 546
812	812	health than was previously determined. 547
813	813	(7) By July 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report 548
814	814	to the Governor, the President of the Senat e, and the Speaker of 549
815	815	the House of Representatives regarding its progress in 550
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828	828	developing and adopting the mold assessment standards. 551
829	829	(8) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 552
830	830	section. 553
831	831	Section 9. Section 381.00734, Florida Statutes, is cre ated 554
832	832	to read: 555
833	833	381.00734 Guidelines for identifying molds in indoor 556
834	834	environments; report. — 557
835	835	(1) The department, in consultation with the advisory 558
836	836	council, shall develop and adopt guidelines for identifying 559
837	837	molds, water damage, or microbial volatile organ ic compounds in 560
838	838	indoor environments. 561
839	839	(2)(a) The mold identification guidelines must include 562
840	840	scientifically valid methods for identifying molds, including, 563
841	841	but not limited to, methods for collecting air, surface, and 564
842	842	bulk samples; visual identification; o lfactory identification; 565
843	843	laboratory analysis; measurements for the amount of moisture and 566
844	844	molds present; and other recognized analytical methods used for 567
845	845	identifying molds. 568
846	846	(b) The department, in consultation with the advisory 569
847	847	council, shall develop and adopt mold identification guidelines 570
848	848	that must do all of the following: 571
849	849	1. Avoid adverse effects on the health of the general 572
850	850	population, with an adequate margin of safety, and avoid any 573
851	851	significant risk to public health. 574
852	852	2. Notwithstanding subparagrap h 1., balance the protection 575
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861	861	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
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865	865	of public health with technological and economic feasibility. 576
866	866	3. Use and include the latest scientific data or existing 577
867	867	mold identification guidelines adopted by authoritative bodies. 578
868	868	(c) The department shall consider all o f the following 579
869	869	criteria when it develops and adopts mold identification 580
870	870	guidelines: 581
871	871	1. The permissible exposure limits to molds adopted 582
872	872	pursuant to s. 381.00732 or what constitutes a health threat 583
873	873	from exposure to mold, both visible and invisible or hid den, in 584
874	874	an indoor environment pursuant to the mold assessment standards 585
875	875	adopted pursuant to s. 381.00733. 586
876	876	2. Existing mold identification guidelines, if any, 587
877	877	adopted by authoritative bodies. 588
878	878	3. Professional judgment and practicality. 589
879	879	4. Any toxicological studies or additional scientific 590
880	880	evidence relating to mold. 591
881	881	(3) The department may not require a commercial and 592
882	882	industrial real property landlord, a residential landlord, or a 593
883	883	public entity that rents or leases a dwelling unit or building 594
884	884	to conduct air or surface tests of dwelling units or buildings 595
885	885	to determine whether the presence of mold exceeds the 596
886	886	permissible exposure limits to molds adopted pursuant to s. 597
887	887	381.00732. However, the department shall develop a reporting 598
888	888	form for building inspection s which may be used to document the 599
889	889	presence of mold within dwelling units or buildings. 600
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902	902	(4)(a) Upon commencing its duties under this section, the 601
903	903	department shall post a notice on its public website informing 602
904	904	interested persons that it is developing and adopting mold 603
905	905	identification guidelines and including a brief description or a 604
906	906	bibliography of the technical documents or other information the 605
907	907	department has identified as relevant to developing and adopting 606
908	908	the mold identification guidelines. 607
909	909	(b) The notice shall also inform persons who wish to 608
910	910	submit information relating to mold identification of the 609
911	911	contact information of the person within the department to whom 610
912	912	the information may be sent, the date by which the information 611
913	913	must be received for the d epartment to consider it in the 612
914	914	development and adoption of the mold identification guidelines, 613
915	915	and a statement that all information submitted to the department 614
916	916	will be made available to any person upon request. 615
917	917	(5) The department may review and consider adopting by 616
918	918	reference any information prepared by or on behalf of the United 617
919	919	States Environmental Protection Agency, or other authoritative 618
920	920	bodies, for the purpose of adopting national mold identification 619
921	921	guidelines. 620
922	922	(6) After the mold identification gu idelines are adopted, 621
923	923	the department shall review such guidelines at least once every 622
924	924	5 years and shall amend such guidelines, as necessary, based 623
925	925	upon the availability of new scientific data or information 624
926	926	regarding effective mold identification. 625
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939	939	(7) By July 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report 626
940	940	to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 627
941	941	the House of Representatives regarding its progress in 628
942	942	developing and adopting the mold identification guidelines. 629
943	943	(8) The department sha ll adopt rules to implement this 630
944	944	section. 631
945	945	Section 10. Section 381.00735, Florida Statutes, is 632
946	946	created to read: 633
947	947	381.00735 Guidelines for remediating mold in indoor 634
948	948	environments; report. — 635
949	949	(1)(a) The department, in consultation with the advisory 636
950	950	council, shall develop, adopt, and disseminate guidelines for 637
951	951	remediating molds in indoor environments which must do all of 638
952	952	the following: 639
953	953	1. Provide practical guidance for the removal of mold and 640
954	954	abatement of the underlying cause of mold and associated water 641
955	955	intrusion and water damage in indoor environments. 642
956	956	2. Protect public health. 643
957	957	3. Notwithstanding subparagraph 2., balance the protection 644
958	958	of public health with technological and economic feasibility. 645
959	959	4. Use and include toxicological reports, the latest 646
960	960	scientific data, or existing mold remediation standards and 647
961	961	guidelines adopted by authoritative bodies. 648
962	962	5. Provide practical guidance for the removal or cleaning 649
963	963	of contaminated materials in a manner that protects the health 650
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976	976	of the person performi ng the abatement. 651
977	977	6. Include criteria for personal protective equipment. 652
978	978	(b) The mold remediation guidelines may not require a 653
979	979	landlord, owner, seller, or transferor to be specially trained 654
980	980	or certified or use the services of a qualified licensed 655
981	981	professional to conduct the mold remediation. 656
982	982	(2) The department shall consider all of the following 657
983	983	criteria when it develops and adopts the mold remediation 658
984	984	guidelines: 659
985	985	(a) The permissible exposure limits to molds adopted 660
986	986	pursuant to s. 381.00732 or what constitutes a health threat 661
987	987	from exposure to mold, both visible and invisible or hidden, in 662
988	988	an indoor environment pursuant to the mold assessment standards 663
989	989	adopted pursuant to s. 381.00733. 664
990	990	(b) Existing mold remediation standards and guidelines, if 665
991	991	any, adopted by authoritative bodies. 666
992	992	(c) Professional judgment and practicality. 667
993	993	(3) The department may not require a commercial and 668
994	994	industrial real property landlord, a residential landlord, or a 669
995	995	public entity that rents or leases a dwelling unit or build ing 670
996	996	to conduct air or surface tests of dwelling units or buildings 671
997	997	to determine whether the presence of mold exceeds the 672
998	998	permissible exposure limits to molds adopted pursuant to s. 673
999	999	381.00732. However, the department, in consultation with the 674
1000	1000	Florida Building Commission, shall develop a reporting form for 675
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1013	1013	building inspections which may be used to document the presence 676
1014	1014	of mold within dwelling units or buildings. 677
1015	1015	(4)(a) Upon commencing its duties under this section, the 678
1016	1016	department shall post a notice on its public website informing 679
1017	1017	interested persons that it is developing and adopting mold 680
1018	1018	remediation guidelines and including a brief description or a 681
1019	1019	bibliography of the technical documents or other information the 682
1020	1020	department has identified as relevant to deve loping and adopting 683
1021	1021	the mold remediation guidelines. 684
1022	1022	(b) The notice shall also inform persons who wish to 685
1023	1023	submit information relating to mold remediation of the contact 686
1024	1024	information of the person within the department to whom the 687
1025	1025	information may be sent, the date by which the information must 688
1026	1026	be received for the department to consider it in the development 689
1027	1027	and adoption of the mold remediation guidelines, and a statement 690
1028	1028	that all information submitted to the department will be made 691
1029	1029	available to any person u pon request. 692
1030	1030	(5) The department may review and consider adopting by 693
1031	1031	reference any information prepared by or on behalf of the United 694
1032	1032	States Environmental Protection Agency, or other authoritative 695
1033	1033	bodies, for the purpose of adopting national mold remediat ion 696
1034	1034	guidelines. 697
1035	1035	(6) After the mold remediation guidelines are adopted, the 698
1036	1036	department shall review such guidelines at least once every 5 699
1037	1037	years and shall amend such guidelines, as necessary, based upon 700
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1050	1050	the availability of new scientific data or informatio n on 701
1051	1051	effective mold remediation. 702
1052	1052	(7)(a) The department shall make available to the public 703
1053	1053	upon request information about contracting for the removal of 704
1054	1054	mold in a building or the surrounding environment, including, 705
1055	1055	but not limited to, all of the following : 706
1056	1056	1. Recommended steps to take when contracting with a 707
1057	1057	company to remove mold. 708
1058	1058	2. Existing laws, regulations, and guidelines developed by 709
1059	1059	the department relating to permissible exposure limits to molds 710
1060	1060	and mold infestation, identification, and remediat ion. 711
1061	1061	3. Basic health information as contained in existing mold 712
1062	1062	publications. 713
1063	1063	(b)1. The department shall develop and disseminate 714
1064	1064	educational materials and resources to inform the public about 715
1065	1065	the adverse health effects of molds; methods to prevent, 716
1066	1066	identify, and remediate mold growth; resources to obtain 717
1067	1067	information about molds; and contact information for persons, 718
1068	1068	organizations, or governmental entities to assist with public 719
1069	1069	concerns about molds. 720
1070	1070	2. The department shall make its educational materials and 721
1071	1071	resources available to public health officers, environmental 722
1072	1072	health officers, commercial and residential landlord 723
1073	1073	organizations, homeowners' organizations, and tenants' 724
1074	1074	organizations. The educational materials and resources must be 725
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1088	1088	3. The educational materials and resources must be 727
1089	1089	comprehensible by the general public, published in appropriate 728
1090	1090	languages that reflect the diversity of the state, and made 729
1091	1091	available on the department's public website. 730
1092	1092	(8) By July 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report 731
1093	1093	to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 732
1094	1094	the House of Representatives regarding its progress in 733
1095	1095	developing and adopting the mold remediation guidelines. 734
1096	1096	(9) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 735
1097	1097	section. 736
1098	1098	Section 11. Section 381.00736, Florida Statutes, is 737
1099	1099	created to read: 738
1100	1100	381.00736 Enforcement. — 739
1101	1101	(1) Public health officers, code enforcement officers, 740
1102	1102	environmental health officers, city attorneys, and any other 741
1103	1103	appropriate government entities or officials may respond to 742
1104	1104	complaints about mold and may enforce the permissible exposure 743
1105	1105	limits to molds adopted by the department pursuant to s. 744
1106	1106	381.00732, the mold assessment standards adopted by the 745
1107	1107	department pursuant to s. 381.00733, and the disclosure 746
1108	1108	requirements in ss. 83.252, 83.253, 83.501, and 689.302. 747
1109	1109	(2) The department, in consultation with the Department of 748
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1111	1111	the disclosures required in ss. 83.252, 83.253, 83.501, and 750
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1125	1125	failure to comply with the disclosure requirements. A penalty 752
1126	1126	may not be assessed against a residential landlord for failure 753
1127	1127	to disclose under s. 83.501 when the residential la ndlord 754
1128	1128	provides disclosure to the tenants in a form that substantially 755
1129	1129	conforms to the disclosure form developed by the department and 756
1130	1130	adopted in rule. 757
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1132	1132	section. 759
1133	1133	Section 12. Section 689.302, Flori da Statutes, is created 760
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1136	1136	property; disclosures. — 763
1137	1137	(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 764
1138	1138	seller or transferor of commercial and industrial real property 765
1139	1139	shall provide written disclosure to prospective buyers as soon 766
1140	1140	as practicable before the transfer of title when the seller or 767
1141	1141	transferor knows of the presence of mold, both visible and 768
1142	1142	invisible or hidden, that affects the dwelling unit or building 769
1143	1143	and the mold either exce eds permissible exposure limits to molds 770
1144	1144	adopted pursuant to s. 381.00732 or poses a health threat in 771
1145	1145	accordance with the mold assessment standards adopted pursuant 772
1146	1146	to s. 381.00733. 773
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1148	1148	real property is exempt from providing written disclosure under 775
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1162	1162	to the mold remediation guidelines adopted pursuant to s. 777
1163	1163	381.00735. 778
1164	1164	(2)(a) This section does not affect the existing 779
1165	1165	obligations of the partie s or transferors to a real estate 780
1166	1166	contract, or their listing or selling agents, to disclose any 781
1167	1167	facts materially affecting the value and desirability of the 782
1168	1168	property, including, but not limited to, the physical conditions 783
1169	1169	of the property and previously rec eived reports of physical 784
1170	1170	inspections. 785
1171	1171	(b) This section does not alter or modify the existing 786
1172	1172	inspection and disclosure duties of a real estate broker 787
1173	1173	licensed under chapter 475. 788
1174	1174	(3) A transferor to a real estate contract, or a listing 789
1175	1175	or selling agent, is not liable for any error, inaccuracy, or 790
1176	1176	omission of any information delivered pursuant to this section 791
1177	1177	if the error, inaccuracy, or omission was not within the 792
1178	1178	personal knowledge of the transferor, or the listing or selling 793
1179	1179	agent, or was based on inf ormation timely provided by public 794
1180	1180	agencies, or by other persons providing relevant information by 795
1181	1181	delivery of a report or opinion prepared by an expert dealing 796
1182	1182	with matters within the relevant scope of the professional's 797
1183	1183	license or expertise, and ordinary care was exercised in 798
1184	1184	obtaining and transmitting such report or opinion. 799
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