Florida 2023 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0869 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 04/19/2023

                       
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to the Department of Business and 2 
Professional Regulation; amending s. 468.8414, F.S.; 3 
requiring the department to certify for licensure 4 
qualified individuals who practice mold assessment or 5 
mold remediation and hold certain licenses issued by 6 
other states or territories; amending s. 469.004, 7 
F.S.; revising requirements for the issuance of an 8 
asbestos consultant's license; requiring the 9 
department to certify for licensure by endorsement 10 
asbestos consultants and asbestos contractors who meet 11 
certain exam and other state licensure requirements; 12 
requiring asbestos consultants and asbestos 13 
contractors to complete certain courses; amending s. 14 
489.514, F.S.; removing a time limitation for applying 15 
for certain contracting licenses; amending s. 509.0 91, 16 
F.S.; requiring licensees and licensed agents to 17 
provide the department's Division of Hotels and 18 
Restaurants with e-mail addresses at which they can be 19 
contacted; authorizing the division to send notices 20 
and inspection reports by e -mail; amending s. 50 9.101, 21 
F.S.; revising guest register maintenance requirements 22 
for transient establishment operators; amending s. 23 
509.241, F.S.; requiring certain persons, licensees, 24 
and licensed agents to create and maintain a division 25     
 
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online account and provide the divis ion with specified 26 
information; requiring the division to adopt rules; 27 
providing requirements for such rules; amending s. 28 
548.043, F.S.; removing a limitation on the types of 29 
boxing exhibitions which require a specified maximum 30 
difference in participant we ights; amending s. 553.73, 31 
F.S.; authorizing the Florida Building Commission to 32 
delay the effective date of the energy provisions of 33 
the Florida Building Code for a specified timeframe 34 
under certain circumstances; amending s. 565.04, F.S.; 35 
authorizing package stores to sell nicotine products; 36 
amending s. 721.075, F.S.; revising requirements for 37 
certain incidental benefits; amending s. 721.10, F.S.; 38 
revising requirements for certain contract 39 
cancellations; amending s. 721.11, F.S.; conforming 40 
cross-references; amending s. 721.55, F.S.; revising 41 
disclosure requirements for multisite timeshare plan 42 
public offering statements; providing an effective 43 
date. 44 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 46 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 468 .8414, Florida 48 
Statutes, is amended to read: 49 
 468.8414  Licensure. — 50     
 
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 (3)  The department shall certify as qualified for a 51 
license by endorsement an applicant who is of good moral 52 
character, who has the insurance coverage required under s. 53 
468.8421, and who meets at least one of the following 54 
requirements: 55 
 (a)  Is qualified to take the examination as set forth in 56 
s. 468.8413 and has passed a certification examination offered 57 
by a nationally recognized organization that certifies persons 58 
in the specialty of mold assessment or mold remediation and that 59 
has been approved by the department as substantially equivalent 60 
to the requirements of this part and s. 455.217 .; or 61 
 (b)  Holds a valid license to practice mold assessment or 62 
mold remediation issued by another state or territory of the 63 
United States if the criteria for issuance of the license were 64 
substantially the same as the licensure criteria that is 65 
established by this part as determined by the department. 66 
 (c)  Has held a valid license to practice mold asse ssment 67 
or mold remediation issued by another state or territory of the 68 
United States for at least 10 years before the date of 69 
application. The application for licensure must be made either 70 
when the license in the other state or territory is active or 71 
within 2 years after such license was last active. 72 
 Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 469.004, Florida 73 
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), subsection (1) is 74 
amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to 75     
 
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read: 76 
 469.004  License; asb estos consultant; asbestos 77 
contractor.— 78 
 (1)  All asbestos consultants must be licensed by the 79 
department. Except for an asbestos consultant's license issued 80 
by endorsement as provided under subsection (3) or otherwise 81 
expressly provided by law, an asbestos consultant's license may 82 
be issued only to an applicant who holds a current, valid, 83 
active license as an architect issued under chapter 481; holds a 84 
current, valid, active license as a professional engineer issued 85 
under chapter 471; holds a current, vali d, active license as a 86 
professional geologist issued under chapter 492; is a diplomat 87 
of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene; or has been awarded 88 
designation as a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of 89 
Certified Safety Professionals. 90 
 (3)  The department shall certify as qualified for 91 
licensure by endorsement any individual applying for licensure 92 
who has passed a written examination that meets the requirements 93 
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos 94 
Model Accreditation Plan , has held a valid license to practice 95 
as an asbestos consultant or asbestos contractor issued by 96 
another state or territory of the United States for at least 10 97 
years before the date of application, and is applying for the 98 
same or similar license in this state, subject to ss. 469.005(5) 99 
and 469.006. The application for licensure must be made either 100     
 
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when the license in the other state or territory is active or 101 
within 2 years after such license was last active. To qualify 102 
for licensure by endorsement, an asb estos consultant must 103 
complete the courses required by s. 469.005(2) and an asbestos 104 
contractor must complete the courses required by s. 469.005(3). 105 
 Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 489.514, Florida 106 
Statutes, is amended to read: 107 
 489.514  Certification for registered contractors; 108 
grandfathering provisions. — 109 
 (3)  An applicant must make application by November 1, 110 
2021, to be licensed pursuant to this section. 111 
 Section 4.  Section 509.091, Florida Statutes, is amended 112 
to read: 113 
 509.091  Notices; form and service.— 114 
 (1)  All licensees and licensed agents must provide an e -115 
mail address to the division to function as the primary method 116 
of contact for all communication with the division. 117 
 (2) Each notice or inspection report served by the 118 
division pursuant to this chapter must be in writing and must be 119 
delivered personally by an agent of the division , sent by e-120 
mail, or mailed by registered letter to the operator of the 121 
public lodging establishment or public food service 122 
establishment. If the operator refuses to accept service or 123 
evades service or the agent is otherwise unable to effect 124 
service after due diligence, the division may post such notice 125     
 
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or inspection report in a conspicuous place at the 126 
establishment. 127 
 (2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), t he division may 128 
deliver lodging inspection reports and food service inspection 129 
reports to the operator of the public lodging establishment or 130 
public food service establishment by electronic means. 131 
 Section 5.  Subsection (2) of section 509.101, Florida 132 
Statutes, is amended to read: 133 
 509.101  Establishment rules; posting of notice; food 134 
service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile 135 
food dispensing vehicle registry. — 136 
 (2)  It is the duty of each operator of a transient 137 
establishment to maintain at all times a register of, signed by 138 
or for guests who occupy rental units within the establishment, 139 
showing the dates upon which the rental units were occupied by 140 
such guests and the rates charged for their occupancy. Each 141 
operator shall maintain this register shall be maintained in 142 
chronological order, shall make the register and available for 143 
inspection by the division at any time , and may keep the 144 
register in an electronic format . Operators need not make 145 
available registers that which are more than 2 years old. 146 
 Section 6.  Subsection (4) is added to section 509.241, 147 
Florida Statutes to read: 148 
 509.241  Licenses required; exceptions. — 149 
 (4)  ONLINE ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTIONS. —Each person who plans 150     
 
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to open a public lodging establishment or a public food service 151 
establishment and each licensee or licensed agent must create 152 
and maintain a division online account and provide an e -mail 153 
address to the division to function as the primary contact for 154 
all communication from the division. 155 
 (a)  Licensees and licensed agents are responsible for 156 
maintaining accurate contact information on file with the 157 
division. 158 
 (b)  Each licensee issued a license or licensed agent 159 
managing a license classified as a vacation rental or timeshare 160 
project, as those terms are defin ed in s. 509.242(1)(c) and (g), 161 
respectively, must submit any change in the street or unit 162 
address or number of houses or units included under the license 163 
within 30 days after the change. All changes must be filed with 164 
the division through the division's o nline system. 165 
 (c)  The division shall adopt rules to implement this 166 
subsection. The rules must specify circumstances under which a 167 
person who plans to open a public lodging establishment or a 168 
public food service establishment and each licensee or licensed 169 
agent may opt out of the requirement to create and maintain a 170 
division online account. 171 
 Section 7.  Subsection (2) of section 548.043, Florida 172 
Statutes, is amended to read: 173 
 548.043  Weights and classes, limitations; gloves. — 174 
 (2)  The commission shall establish by rule the acceptable 175     
 
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difference in weight between participants; however, the maximum 176 
difference in weight in boxing matches shall not exceed 12 177 
pounds, except matches in the cruiserweight and heavyweight 178 
classes and exhibitions held solely for training purposes. 179 
 Section 8.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section 180 
553.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 181 
 553.73  Florida Building Code. — 182 
 (7) 183 
 (e)  A rule updating the Florida Building Code in 184 
accordance with this subsection shall take e ffect no sooner than 185 
6 months after publication of the updated code. Any amendment to 186 
the Florida Building Code which is adopted upon a finding by the 187 
commission that the amendment is necessary to protect the public 188 
from immediate threat of harm takes effe ct immediately. If 189 
energy code compliance software is not approved by the 190 
commission at least 3 months before the effective date of the 191 
updated Florida Building Code, the commission may delay the 192 
effective date of the energy provisions of the Florida Build ing 193 
Code for up to 3 additional months. 194 
 Section 9.  Subsection (1) of section 565.04, Florida 195 
Statutes, is amended to read: 196 
 565.04  Package store restrictions. — 197 
 (1)  Vendors licensed under s. 565.02(1)(a) shall not in 198 
said place of business sell, offer, or expose for sale any 199 
merchandise other than such beverages, and such places of 200     
 
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business shall be devoted exclusively to such sales; provided, 201 
however, that such vendors shall be permitted to sell bitters, 202 
grenadine, nonalcoholic mixer -type beverages (not to include 203 
fruit juices produced outside this state), fruit juices produced 204 
in this state, home bar, and party supplies and equipment 205 
(including but not limited t o glassware and party -type foods), 206 
miniatures of no alcoholic content, nicotine products, and 207 
tobacco products. Such places of business shall have no openings 208 
permitting direct access to any other building or room, except 209 
to a private office or storage roo m of the place of business 210 
from which patrons are excluded. 211 
 Section 10.  Section 721.075, Florida Statutes, is amended 212 
to read: 213 
 721.075  Incidental benefits. —Incidental benefits shall be 214 
offered only as provided in this section. 215 
 (1)  Accommodations, facilities, products, services, 216 
discounts, or other benefits which satisfy the requirements of 217 
this subsection are shall be subject to the provisions of this 218 
section and exempt from the other provisions of this chapter 219 
which would otherwise apply to such accommodations or facilities 220 
if and only if: 221 
 (a)  The use of or participation in the incidental benefit 222 
by the prospective purchaser is completely voluntary, and 223 
payment of any fee or other cost associated with the incidental 224 
benefit is required only upon such use or participation. 225     
 
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 (b)  The No costs of acquisition, operation, maintenance, 226 
or repair of the incidental benefit may not be are passed on to 227 
purchasers of the timeshare plan as common expenses of the 228 
timeshare plan or as commo n expenses of a component site of a 229 
multisite timeshare plan. 230 
 (c)  The continued availability of the incidental benefit 231 
is not necessary in order for any accommodation or facility of 232 
the timeshare plan to be available for use by purchasers of the 233 
timeshare plan in a manner consistent in all material respects 234 
with the manner portrayed by any promotional material, 235 
advertising, or purchaser public offering statement. 236 
 (d)  The continued availability to purchasers of timeshare 237 
plan accommodations on no greater than a one-to-one use right to 238 
use night requirement ratio is not dependent upon continued 239 
availability of the incidental benefit. 240 
 (e)  The incidental benefit will continue to be available 241 
in the manner represented to prospective purchasers for up to 3 242 
years or less after the first date that the timeshare plan is 243 
available for use by the purchaser. Nothing herein prevents 244 
shall prevent the renewal or extension of the availability of an 245 
incidental benefit. 246 
 (f)  The aggregate represented value of all incid ental 247 
benefits offered by a developer to a purchaser may not exceed 15 248 
percent of the purchase price paid by the purchaser for his or 249 
her timeshare interest. 250     
 
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 (f)(g) The incidental benefit is filed with the division 251 
for review in conjunction with the fili ng of a timeshare plan or 252 
in connection with a previously filed timeshare plan. 253 
 (2)  Each purchaser shall execute a separate acknowledgment 254 
and disclosure statement with respect to all incidental 255 
benefits, which statement must shall include the following 256 
information: 257 
 (a)  A fair description of the incidental benefit, 258 
including, but not limited to, any user fees or costs associated 259 
therewith and any restrictions upon use or availability. 260 
 (b)  A statement that use of or participation in the 261 
incidental benefit by the prospective purchaser is completely 262 
voluntary, and that payment of any fee or other cost associated 263 
with the incidental benefit is required only upon such use or 264 
participation. 265 
 (c)  A statement that the incidental benefit is not 266 
assignable or otherwise transferable by the prospective 267 
purchaser or purchaser without the approval of the provider of 268 
the incidental benefit . 269 
 (d)  The following disclosure in conspicuous type 270 
immediately above the space for the purchaser's signature: 271 
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 The incidental benefit[s] described in this statement is 273 
[are] offered to prospective purchasers of the timeshare plan 274 
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721.11(5)(a)]. This [These] benefit[s] is [are] available for 276 
your use for [some period up to 3 years or less] after the first 277 
date that the timeshare plan is available for your use. The 278 
availability of the incidental benefit[s] may or may not be 279 
renewed or extended. You should not purchase an interest in the 280 
timeshare plan in reliance upon the continued a vailability or 281 
renewal or extension of this [these] benefit[s]. 282 
 (e)  A statement indicating the source of the services, 283 
points, or other products that constitute the incidental 284 
benefit. 285 
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The acknowledgment and disclosure statement for any incidental 287 
benefit shall be filed with the division before prior to use. 288 
Each purchaser must shall receive a copy of his or her executed 289 
acknowledgment and disclosure statement as a document required 290 
to be provided to him or her under pursuant to s. 721.10(1)(b). 291 
 (3)(a)  In the event that an incidental benefit becomes 292 
unavailable to purchasers in the manner represented by the 293 
developer in the acknowledgment and disclosure statement, the 294 
developer shall pay the purchaser the greater of twice the 295 
verifiable retail value or twice the represented value of the 296 
unavailable incidental benefit in cash within 30 days after of 297 
the date that the unavailability of the incidental benefit was 298 
made known to the developer , unless the developer has reserved a 299 
substitution right under pursuant to paragraph (b) and timely 300     
 
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makes the substitution as required by paragraph (b). The 301 
developer shall promptly notify the division upon learning of 302 
the unavailability of any incidental benefit. 303 
 (b)  If an incidental benefit becomes unavailable as a 304 
result of events beyond the control of the developer, the 305 
developer may reserve the right to substitute a replacement 306 
incidental benefit of a type, quality, value, and term 307 
reasonably similar to the unavailable incidental benefit. If the 308 
developer reserves th e right to substitute, the acknowledgment 309 
and disclosure statement required under pursuant to paragraph 310 
(2)(a) must shall contain the following conspicuous disclosure: 311 
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 In the event any incidental benefit described in this 313 
statement becomes unavailable as a result of events beyond the 314 
control of the developer, the developer reserves the right to 315 
substitute a replacement incidental benefit of a type, quality, 316 
value, and term reasonably similar to the unavailable incidental 317 
benefit. 318 
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The substituted incident al benefit must shall be made available 320 
delivered to the purchaser within 30 days after the date that 321 
the unavailability of the incidental benefit was made known to 322 
the developer. 323 
 (4)  All purchaser remedies under pursuant to s. 721.21 are 324 
shall be available for any violation of the provisions of this 325     
 
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section. 326 
 Section 11.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 721.10, 327 
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and (4), 328 
respectively, subsection (1) is amended, and a new subsection 329 
(2) is added to that section, to read: 330 
 721.10  Cancellation. — 331 
 (1)  A purchaser has the right to cancel the contract until 332 
midnight on of the 10th calendar day after the later of 333 
following whichever of the following days occurs later : 334 
 (a)  The execution date of the contract; or 335 
 (b)  The day on which the purchaser received the last of 336 
all documents required to be provided to him or her, including 337 
the notice required by s. 721.07(2)(d)2., if applicable. 338 
 (2) This right of cancellation may not be waived by any 339 
purchaser or by any other person on behalf of the purchaser , and 340 
any attempt to obtain a waiver of the cancellation right of the 341 
purchaser is unlawful. If a purchaser waives, knowingly or 342 
unknowingly, his or her right of cancellation and a closing 343 
occurs, such closing is voidable at the option of the purchaser 344 
for up to 1 year after the date that would have been the 345 
expiration of the cancellation period under subsection (1).  346 
Furthermore, a no closing may not occur until the cancellation 347 
period of the timeshare purchaser has expired , and if a closing 348 
occurs before the expiration of the cancellation period,. Any 349 
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timeshare purchaser, or to hold a closing prior to the 351 
expiration of the cancellation period, is unlawful and such 352 
closing is voidable at the option of the purchaser for up to 5 353 
years after such closing a period of 1 year after the expiration 354 
of the cancellation period . However, nothing in this section 355 
precludes the execution o f documents in advance of closing for 356 
delivery after expiration of the cancellation period. 357 
 Section 12.  Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (6) of 358 
section 721.11, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 359 
 721.11  Advertising materials; oral statements. — 360 
 (6)  Failure to provide cancellation rights or disclosures 361 
as required by this subsection in connection with the sale of a 362 
regulated short-term product constitutes misrepresentation in 363 
accordance with paragraph (4)(a). Any agreement relating to the 364 
sale of a regulated short -term product must be regulated as 365 
advertising material and is subject to the following: 366 
 (b)  A purchaser of a regulated short -term product has the 367 
right to cancel the agreement until midnight of the 10th 368 
calendar day following the exe cution date of the agreement. The 369 
right of cancellation may not be waived by the prospective 370 
purchaser or by any other person on behalf of the prospective 371 
purchaser. Notice of cancellation must be given in the same 372 
manner prescribed for giving notice of ca ncellation under s. 373 
721.10(3) s. 721.10(2). If the prospective purchaser gives a 374 
valid notice of cancellation or is otherwise entitled to cancel 375     
 
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the sale, the funds or other property received from or on behalf 376 
of the prospective purchaser, or the proceeds thereof, must be 377 
returned to the prospective purchaser. Such refund must be made 378 
in the same manner prescribed for refunds under s. 721.10. 379 
 (e)  If the seller provides the purchaser with the right to 380 
cancel the purchase of a regulated short -term product at any 381 
time up to 7 days prior to the purchaser's reserved use of the 382 
accommodations, but in no event less than 10 days, and if the 383 
seller refunds the total amount of all payments made by the 384 
purchaser reduced by the proportion of any benefits the 385 
purchaser has actually received prior to the effective date of 386 
the cancellation, the specific value of which has been agreed to 387 
between the purchaser and the seller, the short -term product 388 
offer shall be exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (b), 389 
(c), and (d). An agreement relating to the sale of the regulated 390 
short-term product made pursuant to this paragraph must contain 391 
a statement setting forth the cancellation and refund rights of 392 
the prospective purchaser in a manner that is consistent with 393 
this section and s. 721.10, including a description of the 394 
length of the cancellation right, a statement that the 395 
purchaser's intent to cancel must be in writing and sent to the 396 
seller at a specified address, a statement that the notice of 397 
cancellation is effective upon the date sent, and a statement 398 
that any attempt to waive the cancellation right is unlawful. 399 
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this paragraph may not be waived by the prospective purchaser or 401 
by any other person on behalf of the prospective purchaser. 402 
Notice of cancellation must be given in the same manner 403 
prescribed for giving notice of cancellation pursuant to s. 404 
721.10(3) s. 721.10(2). If the prospective purchaser gives a 405 
valid notice of cancellation, or is otherwise entitl ed to cancel 406 
the sale, the funds or other property received from or on behalf 407 
of the prospective purchaser, or the proceeds thereof, shall be 408 
returned to the prospective purchaser. Such refund shall be made 409 
in the manner prescribed for refunds under s. 721 .10. 410 
 Section 13.  Paragraph (l) of subsection (4) and paragraph 411 
(l) of subsection (7) of section 721.55, Florida Statutes, are 412 
amended to read: 413 
 721.55  Multisite timeshare plan public offering 414 
statement.—Each filed public offering statement for a multi site 415 
timeshare plan shall contain the information required by this 416 
section and shall comply with the provisions of s. 721.07, 417 
except as otherwise provided therein. The division is authorized 418 
to provide by rule the method by which a developer must provide 419 
such information to the division. Each multisite timeshare plan 420 
filed public offering statement shall contain the following 421 
information and disclosures: 422 
 (4)  A text, which shall include, where applicable, the 423 
information and disclosures set forth in paragr aphs (a)-(l). 424     
 
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 (l)  A description of each component site, which 425 
description may be disclosed in a written, graphic, tabular, or 426 
other form approved by the division or provided to the purchaser 427 
electronically, including, but not limited to, through a websit e 428 
or other Internet-based access. The description of each 429 
component site must shall include all of the following 430 
information: 431 
 1.  The name and address of each component site. 432 
 2.  The number of accommodations, timeshare interests, and 433 
timeshare periods, e xpressed in periods of 7 -day use 434 
availability, committed to the multisite timeshare plan and 435 
available for use by purchasers. 436 
 3.  Each type of accommodation in terms of the number of 437 
bedrooms, bathrooms, sleeping capacity, and whether or not the 438 
accommodation contains a full kitchen. As used in For purposes 439 
of this subparagraph description, the term "full kitchen" means 440 
a full kitchen shall mean a kitchen with at least having a 441 
minimum of a dishwasher, range, sink, oven, and refrigerator. 442 
 4.  A description of facilities available for use by the 443 
purchaser at each component site, including the following: 444 
 a.  The intended use of the facility, if not apparent from 445 
the description. 446 
 b.  Any user fees associated with a purchaser's use of the 447 
facility. 448     
 
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 5.  A cross-reference to the location in the public 449 
offering statement of the description of any priority 450 
reservation features which may affect a purchaser's ability to 451 
obtain a reservation in the component site. 452 
 (7)  The following documents shall be included as exhibits 453 
to the filed public offering statement, if applicable: 454 
 (l)1.  If the multisite timeshare plan contains any 455 
component sites located in the this state, the information 456 
required by s. 721.07(5) pertaining to each such component site , 457 
unless exempt under pursuant to s. 721.03. 458 
 2.  If the purchaser will receive an interest in a specific 459 
multisite timeshare plan component site located outside of the 460 
this state but which is offered in the this state, the 461 
information required by s. 721.07(5) pertaining t o that 462 
component site., provided, However, for purposes of this 463 
paragraph, that the provisions of s. 721.07(5)(t) shall only 464 
requires require disclosure of information related to the 465 
estimated budget for the timeshare plan and purchaser's expenses 466 
as required by the jurisdiction in which the component site is 467 
located. 468 
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A developer is not required to file a separate public offering 470 
statement for any component site located within or outside the 471 
state in order to include the component site in the multisite 472 
timeshare plan. 473     
 
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