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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 private property for motor vehicle 2
parking; amending s. 715.075, F.S.; requiring invoices 3
for parking charges to be sent by certified mail to a 4
specified party; prohibiting the assessment of a late 5
fee before a certain period; authorizing the 6
assessment of a late fee after such period; 7
prohibiting a county or municipality from adopting a 8
certain ordinance or regulation; prohibiting a private 9
property owner or operator from charging specified 10
parties under certain conditions; providing an 11
effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 715.075, Florida Statutes, is amended 16
to read: 17
715.075 Vehicles parked on private property; rules and 18
rates authorized.— 19
(1)(a) The owner or operator of a private property used 20
for motor vehicle parking may establish rules and rates that 21
govern private persons parking motor vehicles on such private 22
property. Such rules and rates may include parking charges for 23
violating the property owner's or operator's rules and must be 24
posted and clearly visible to persons parking motor vehicles on 25
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such private property. 26
(b) An invoice for parking charges issued under thi s 27
section must include the following statement in uppercase type: 28
THIS INVOICE IS PRIVATELY ISSUED, IS NOT ISSUED BY A 29
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY, AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL 30
PENALTIES. 31
(c) An invoice for parking charges issued under this 32
section must be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle by 33
certified mail. The owner or operator of a private property used 34
for motor vehicle parking may not assess a late fee for a period 35
of at least 30 days after the postmarked date of the mailing. 36
(2) A county or municipality may not enact an ordinance or 37
a regulation restricting in any manner the parking rates charged 38
by or prohibiting a right of a private property owner or 39
operator, including parking charges for violating the rules of 40
the property owner or opera tor established under subsection (1) . 41
Any such ordinance or regulation is a violation of this section 42
and is null and void. 43
(3) The owner or operator of a private property used for 44
motor vehicle parking may not charge the registered owner or 45
other legally authorized person in control of the vehicle that 46
enters the private property if the owner or other legally 47
authorized person is on the property for less than 10 minutes 48
and does not park. 49
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 50