Florida Senate Bill S0582 Latest Draft

 Florida Senate - 2022 SB 582  By Senator Torres 15-00729-22 2022582__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to payments made into the registry of 3 the court; amending s. 83.60, F.S.; removing a 4 provision that waives a tenants defenses other than 5 payment and entitles a landlord to an immediate 6 default judgment for removal of a tenant if the tenant 7 fails to take certain actions in an action by the 8 landlord for possession of a dwelling unit; providing 9 an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1.Subsection (2) of section 83.60, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 83.60Defenses to action for rent or possession; 16 procedure. 17 (2)In an action by the landlord for possession of a 18 dwelling unit, if the tenant interposes any defense other than 19 payment, including, but not limited to, the defense of a 20 defective 3-day notice, the tenant shall pay into the registry 21 of the court the accrued rent as alleged in the complaint or as 22 determined by the court and the rent that accrues during the 23 pendency of the proceeding, when due. The clerk shall notify the 24 tenant of such requirement in the summons. Failure of the tenant 25 to pay the rent into the registry of the court or to file a 26 motion to determine the amount of rent to be paid into the 27 registry within 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 28 holidays, after the date of service of process constitutes an 29 absolute waiver of the tenants defenses other than payment, and 30 the landlord is entitled to an immediate default judgment for 31 removal of the tenant with a writ of possession to issue without 32 further notice or hearing thereon. If a motion to determine rent 33 is filed, documentation in support of the allegation that the 34 rent as alleged in the complaint is in error is required. Public 35 housing tenants or tenants receiving rent subsidies are required 36 to deposit only that portion of the full rent for which they are 37 responsible pursuant to the federal, state, or local program in 38 which they are participating. 39 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.