| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Department of Business and 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Professional Regulation; amending s. 468.8414, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | requiring the department to certify for licensure 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | qualified individuals who practice mold assessment or 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | mold remediation and hold certain licenses issued by 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | other states or territories; amending s. 469.004, 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | F.S.; revising requirements for the issuance of an 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | asbestos consultant's license; requiring the 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | department to certify for licensure by endorsement 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | asbestos consultants and asbestos contractors who meet 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | certain exam and other state licensure requirements; 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | requiring asbestos consultants and asbestos 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | contractors to complete certain courses; amending s. 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 489.514, F.S.; removing a time limitation for applying 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | for certain contracting licenses; amending s. 509.0 91, 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | F.S.; requiring licensees and licensed agents to 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | provide the department's Division of Hotels and 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Restaurants with e-mail addresses at which they can be 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | contacted; authorizing the division to send notices 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | and inspection reports by e -mail; amending s. 50 9.101, 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | F.S.; revising guest register maintenance requirements 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | for transient establishment operators; amending s. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 509.241, F.S.; requiring certain persons, licensees, 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | and licensed agents to create and maintain a division 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | online account and provide the divis ion with specified 26 |
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| 53 | 53 | | providing requirements for such rules; amending s. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 548.043, F.S.; removing a limitation on the types of 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | boxing exhibitions which require a specified maximum 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | difference in participant we ights; amending s. 553.73, 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | F.S.; authorizing the Florida Building Commission to 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | delay the effective date of the energy provisions of 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the Florida Building Code for a specified timeframe 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | under certain circumstances; amending s. 565.04, F.S.; 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | authorizing package stores to sell nicotine products; 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | amending s. 721.075, F.S.; revising requirements for 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | certain incidental benefits; amending s. 721.10, F.S.; 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | revising requirements for certain contract 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | cancellations; amending s. 721.11, F.S.; conforming 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | cross-references; amending s. 721.55, F.S.; revising 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | disclosure requirements for multisite timeshare plan 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | public offering statements; providing an effective 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | date. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 468 .8414, Florida 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | 468.8414 Licensure. — 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | (3) The department shall certify as qualified for a 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | license by endorsement an applicant who is of good moral 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | character, who has the insurance coverage required under s. 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | 468.8421, and who meets at least one of the following 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | requirements: 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (a) Is qualified to take the examination as set forth in 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | s. 468.8413 and has passed a certification examination offered 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | by a nationally recognized organization that certifies persons 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | in the specialty of mold assessment or mold remediation and that 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | has been approved by the department as substantially equivalent 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | to the requirements of this part and s. 455.217 .; or 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | (b) Holds a valid license to practice mold assessment or 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | mold remediation issued by another state or territory of the 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | United States if the criteria for issuance of the license were 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | substantially the same as the licensure criteria that is 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | established by this part as determined by the department. 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | (c) Has held a valid license to practice mold asse ssment 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | or mold remediation issued by another state or territory of the 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | United States for at least 10 years before the date of 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | application. The application for licensure must be made either 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | when the license in the other state or territory is active or 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | within 2 years after such license was last active. 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 469.004, Florida 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), subsection (1) is 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | read: 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | 469.004 License; asb estos consultant; asbestos 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | contractor.— 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | (1) All asbestos consultants must be licensed by the 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | department. Except for an asbestos consultant's license issued 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | by endorsement as provided under subsection (3) or otherwise 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | expressly provided by law, an asbestos consultant's license may 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | be issued only to an applicant who holds a current, valid, 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | active license as an architect issued under chapter 481; holds a 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | current, valid, active license as a professional engineer issued 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | under chapter 471; holds a current, vali d, active license as a 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | professional geologist issued under chapter 492; is a diplomat 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene; or has been awarded 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | designation as a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | Certified Safety Professionals. 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | (3) The department shall certify as qualified for 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | licensure by endorsement any individual applying for licensure 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | who has passed a written examination that meets the requirements 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | Model Accreditation Plan , has held a valid license to practice 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | as an asbestos consultant or asbestos contractor issued by 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | another state or territory of the United States for at least 10 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | years before the date of application, and is applying for the 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | same or similar license in this state, subject to ss. 469.005(5) 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | and 469.006. The application for licensure must be made either 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | when the license in the other state or territory is active or 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | within 2 years after such license was last active. To qualify 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | for licensure by endorsement, an asb estos consultant must 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | complete the courses required by s. 469.005(2) and an asbestos 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | contractor must complete the courses required by s. 469.005(3). 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 489.514, Florida 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | 489.514 Certification for registered contractors; 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | grandfathering provisions. — 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | (3) An applicant must make application by November 1, 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | 2021, to be licensed pursuant to this section. 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | Section 4. Section 509.091, Florida Statutes, is amended 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | to read: 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | 509.091 Notices; form and service.— 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | (1) All licensees and licensed agents must provide an e -115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | mail address to the division to function as the primary method 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | of contact for all communication with the division. 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | (2) Each notice or inspection report served by the 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | division pursuant to this chapter must be in writing and must be 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | delivered personally by an agent of the division , sent by e-120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | mail, or mailed by registered letter to the operator of the 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | public lodging establishment or public food service 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | establishment. If the operator refuses to accept service or 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | evades service or the agent is otherwise unable to effect 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | service after due diligence, the division may post such notice 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | or inspection report in a conspicuous place at the 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | establishment. 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), t he division may 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | deliver lodging inspection reports and food service inspection 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | reports to the operator of the public lodging establishment or 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | public food service establishment by electronic means. 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 509.101, Florida 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | 509.101 Establishment rules; posting of notice; food 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | food dispensing vehicle registry. — 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | (2) It is the duty of each operator of a transient 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | establishment to maintain at all times a register of, signed by 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | or for guests who occupy rental units within the establishment, 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | showing the dates upon which the rental units were occupied by 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | such guests and the rates charged for their occupancy. Each 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | operator shall maintain this register shall be maintained in 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | chronological order, shall make the register and available for 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | inspection by the division at any time , and may keep the 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | register in an electronic format . Operators need not make 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | available registers that which are more than 2 years old. 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | Section 6. Subsection (4) is added to section 509.241, 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | Florida Statutes to read: 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | 509.241 Licenses required; exceptions. — 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | (4) ONLINE ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTIONS. —Each person who plans 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | to open a public lodging establishment or a public food service 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | establishment and each licensee or licensed agent must create 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | and maintain a division online account and provide an e -mail 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | address to the division to function as the primary contact for 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | all communication from the division. 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | (a) Licensees and licensed agents are responsible for 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | maintaining accurate contact information on file with the 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | division. 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | (b) Each licensee issued a license or licensed agent 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | managing a license classified as a vacation rental or timeshare 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | project, as those terms are defin ed in s. 509.242(1)(c) and (g), 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | respectively, must submit any change in the street or unit 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | address or number of houses or units included under the license 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | within 30 days after the change. All changes must be filed with 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | the division through the division's o nline system. 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | (c) The division shall adopt rules to implement this 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | subsection. The rules must specify circumstances under which a 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | person who plans to open a public lodging establishment or a 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | public food service establishment and each licensee or licensed 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | agent may opt out of the requirement to create and maintain a 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | division online account. 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 548.043, Florida 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | 548.043 Weights and classes, limitations; gloves. — 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | (2) The commission shall establish by rule the acceptable 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | difference in weight between participants; however, the maximum 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | difference in weight in boxing matches shall not exceed 12 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | pounds, except matches in the cruiserweight and heavyweight 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | classes and exhibitions held solely for training purposes. 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | Section 8. Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | 553.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | 553.73 Florida Building Code. — 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | (7) 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | (e) A rule updating the Florida Building Code in 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | accordance with this subsection shall take e ffect no sooner than 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | 6 months after publication of the updated code. Any amendment to 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | the Florida Building Code which is adopted upon a finding by the 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | commission that the amendment is necessary to protect the public 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | from immediate threat of harm takes effe ct immediately. If 189 |
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| 287 | 287 | | energy code compliance software is not approved by the 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | commission at least 3 months before the effective date of the 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | updated Florida Building Code, the commission may delay the 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | effective date of the energy provisions of the Florida Build ing 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | Code for up to 3 additional months. 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 565.04, Florida 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | 565.04 Package store restrictions. — 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | (1) Vendors licensed under s. 565.02(1)(a) shall not in 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | said place of business sell, offer, or expose for sale any 199 |
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| 297 | 297 | | merchandise other than such beverages, and such places of 200 |
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| 310 | 310 | | business shall be devoted exclusively to such sales; provided, 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | however, that such vendors shall be permitted to sell bitters, 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | grenadine, nonalcoholic mixer -type beverages (not to include 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | fruit juices produced outside this state), fruit juices produced 204 |
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| 314 | 314 | | in this state, home bar, and party supplies and equipment 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | (including but not limited t o glassware and party -type foods), 206 |
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| 316 | 316 | | miniatures of no alcoholic content, nicotine products, and 207 |
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| 317 | 317 | | tobacco products. Such places of business shall have no openings 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | permitting direct access to any other building or room, except 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | to a private office or storage roo m of the place of business 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | from which patrons are excluded. 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | Section 10. Section 721.075, Florida Statutes, is amended 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | to read: 213 |
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| 323 | 323 | | 721.075 Incidental benefits. —Incidental benefits shall be 214 |
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| 324 | 324 | | offered only as provided in this section. 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | (1) Accommodations, facilities, products, services, 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | discounts, or other benefits which satisfy the requirements of 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | this subsection are shall be subject to the provisions of this 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | section and exempt from the other provisions of this chapter 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | which would otherwise apply to such accommodations or facilities 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | if and only if: 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | (a) The use of or participation in the incidental benefit 222 |
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| 332 | 332 | | by the prospective purchaser is completely voluntary, and 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | payment of any fee or other cost associated with the incidental 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | benefit is required only upon such use or participation. 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | (b) The No costs of acquisition, operation, maintenance, 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | or repair of the incidental benefit may not be are passed on to 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | purchasers of the timeshare plan as common expenses of the 228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | timeshare plan or as commo n expenses of a component site of a 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | multisite timeshare plan. 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | (c) The continued availability of the incidental benefit 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | is not necessary in order for any accommodation or facility of 232 |
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| 354 | 354 | | the timeshare plan to be available for use by purchasers of the 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | timeshare plan in a manner consistent in all material respects 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | with the manner portrayed by any promotional material, 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | advertising, or purchaser public offering statement. 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | (d) The continued availability to purchasers of timeshare 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | plan accommodations on no greater than a one-to-one use right to 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | use night requirement ratio is not dependent upon continued 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | availability of the incidental benefit. 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | (e) The incidental benefit will continue to be available 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | in the manner represented to prospective purchasers for up to 3 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | years or less after the first date that the timeshare plan is 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | available for use by the purchaser. Nothing herein prevents 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | shall prevent the renewal or extension of the availability of an 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | incidental benefit. 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | (f) The aggregate represented value of all incid ental 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | benefits offered by a developer to a purchaser may not exceed 15 248 |
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| 370 | 370 | | percent of the purchase price paid by the purchaser for his or 249 |
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| 371 | 371 | | her timeshare interest. 250 |
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| 384 | 384 | | (f)(g) The incidental benefit is filed with the division 251 |
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| 385 | 385 | | for review in conjunction with the fili ng of a timeshare plan or 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | in connection with a previously filed timeshare plan. 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | (2) Each purchaser shall execute a separate acknowledgment 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | and disclosure statement with respect to all incidental 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | benefits, which statement must shall include the following 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | information: 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | (a) A fair description of the incidental benefit, 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | including, but not limited to, any user fees or costs associated 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | therewith and any restrictions upon use or availability. 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | (b) A statement that use of or participation in the 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | incidental benefit by the prospective purchaser is completely 262 |
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| 396 | 396 | | voluntary, and that payment of any fee or other cost associated 263 |
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| 397 | 397 | | with the incidental benefit is required only upon such use or 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | participation. 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | (c) A statement that the incidental benefit is not 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | assignable or otherwise transferable by the prospective 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | purchaser or purchaser without the approval of the provider of 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | the incidental benefit . 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | (d) The following disclosure in conspicuous type 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | immediately above the space for the purchaser's signature: 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | The incidental benefit[s] described in this statement is 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | [are] offered to prospective purchasers of the timeshare plan 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | [or other permitted reference under pursuant to s. 275 |
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| 421 | 421 | | 721.11(5)(a)]. This [These] benefit[s] is [are] available for 276 |
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| 422 | 422 | | your use for [some period up to 3 years or less] after the first 277 |
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| 423 | 423 | | date that the timeshare plan is available for your use. The 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | availability of the incidental benefit[s] may or may not be 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | renewed or extended. You should not purchase an interest in the 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | timeshare plan in reliance upon the continued a vailability or 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | renewal or extension of this [these] benefit[s]. 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | (e) A statement indicating the source of the services, 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | points, or other products that constitute the incidental 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | benefit. 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | The acknowledgment and disclosure statement for any incidental 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | benefit shall be filed with the division before prior to use. 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | Each purchaser must shall receive a copy of his or her executed 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | acknowledgment and disclosure statement as a document required 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | to be provided to him or her under pursuant to s. 721.10(1)(b). 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | (3)(a) In the event that an incidental benefit becomes 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | unavailable to purchasers in the manner represented by the 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | developer in the acknowledgment and disclosure statement, the 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | developer shall pay the purchaser the greater of twice the 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | verifiable retail value or twice the represented value of the 296 |
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| 442 | 442 | | unavailable incidental benefit in cash within 30 days after of 297 |
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| 443 | 443 | | the date that the unavailability of the incidental benefit was 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | made known to the developer , unless the developer has reserved a 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | substitution right under pursuant to paragraph (b) and timely 300 |
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| 458 | 458 | | makes the substitution as required by paragraph (b). The 301 |
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| 459 | 459 | | developer shall promptly notify the division upon learning of 302 |
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| 460 | 460 | | the unavailability of any incidental benefit. 303 |
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| 461 | 461 | | (b) If an incidental benefit becomes unavailable as a 304 |
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| 462 | 462 | | result of events beyond the control of the developer, the 305 |
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| 463 | 463 | | developer may reserve the right to substitute a replacement 306 |
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| 464 | 464 | | incidental benefit of a type, quality, value, and term 307 |
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| 465 | 465 | | reasonably similar to the unavailable incidental benefit. If the 308 |
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| 466 | 466 | | developer reserves th e right to substitute, the acknowledgment 309 |
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| 467 | 467 | | and disclosure statement required under pursuant to paragraph 310 |
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| 468 | 468 | | (2)(a) must shall contain the following conspicuous disclosure: 311 |
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| 470 | 470 | | In the event any incidental benefit described in this 313 |
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| 471 | 471 | | statement becomes unavailable as a result of events beyond the 314 |
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| 472 | 472 | | control of the developer, the developer reserves the right to 315 |
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| 473 | 473 | | substitute a replacement incidental benefit of a type, quality, 316 |
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| 474 | 474 | | value, and term reasonably similar to the unavailable incidental 317 |
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| 475 | 475 | | benefit. 318 |
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| 477 | 477 | | The substituted incident al benefit must shall be made available 320 |
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| 478 | 478 | | delivered to the purchaser within 30 days after the date that 321 |
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| 479 | 479 | | the unavailability of the incidental benefit was made known to 322 |
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| 480 | 480 | | the developer. 323 |
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| 481 | 481 | | (4) All purchaser remedies under pursuant to s. 721.21 are 324 |
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| 482 | 482 | | shall be available for any violation of the provisions of this 325 |
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| 495 | 495 | | section. 326 |
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| 496 | 496 | | Section 11. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 721.10, 327 |
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| 497 | 497 | | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and (4), 328 |
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| 498 | 498 | | respectively, subsection (1) is amended, and a new subsection 329 |
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| 499 | 499 | | (2) is added to that section, to read: 330 |
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| 500 | 500 | | 721.10 Cancellation. — 331 |
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| 501 | 501 | | (1) A purchaser has the right to cancel the contract until 332 |
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| 502 | 502 | | midnight on of the 10th calendar day after the later of 333 |
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| 503 | 503 | | following whichever of the following days occurs later : 334 |
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| 504 | 504 | | (a) The execution date of the contract; or 335 |
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| 505 | 505 | | (b) The day on which the purchaser received the last of 336 |
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| 506 | 506 | | all documents required to be provided to him or her, including 337 |
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| 507 | 507 | | the notice required by s. 721.07(2)(d)2., if applicable. 338 |
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| 508 | 508 | | (2) This right of cancellation may not be waived by any 339 |
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| 509 | 509 | | purchaser or by any other person on behalf of the purchaser , and 340 |
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| 510 | 510 | | any attempt to obtain a waiver of the cancellation right of the 341 |
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| 511 | 511 | | purchaser is unlawful. If a purchaser waives, knowingly or 342 |
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| 512 | 512 | | unknowingly, his or her right of cancellation and a closing 343 |
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| 513 | 513 | | occurs, such closing is voidable at the option of the purchaser 344 |
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| 514 | 514 | | for up to 1 year after the date that would have been the 345 |
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| 515 | 515 | | expiration of the cancellation period under subsection (1). 346 |
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| 516 | 516 | | Furthermore, a no closing may not occur until the cancellation 347 |
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| 517 | 517 | | period of the timeshare purchaser has expired , and if a closing 348 |
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| 518 | 518 | | occurs before the expiration of the cancellation period,. Any 349 |
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| 519 | 519 | | attempt to obtain a waiver of the cancellation right of the 350 |
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| 532 | 532 | | timeshare purchaser, or to hold a closing prior to the 351 |
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| 533 | 533 | | expiration of the cancellation period, is unlawful and such 352 |
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| 534 | 534 | | closing is voidable at the option of the purchaser for up to 5 353 |
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| 535 | 535 | | years after such closing a period of 1 year after the expiration 354 |
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| 536 | 536 | | of the cancellation period . However, nothing in this section 355 |
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| 537 | 537 | | precludes the execution o f documents in advance of closing for 356 |
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| 538 | 538 | | delivery after expiration of the cancellation period. 357 |
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| 539 | 539 | | Section 12. Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (6) of 358 |
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| 540 | 540 | | section 721.11, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 359 |
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| 541 | 541 | | 721.11 Advertising materials; oral statements. — 360 |
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| 542 | 542 | | (6) Failure to provide cancellation rights or disclosures 361 |
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| 543 | 543 | | as required by this subsection in connection with the sale of a 362 |
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| 544 | 544 | | regulated short-term product constitutes misrepresentation in 363 |
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| 545 | 545 | | accordance with paragraph (4)(a). Any agreement relating to the 364 |
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| 546 | 546 | | sale of a regulated short -term product must be regulated as 365 |
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| 547 | 547 | | advertising material and is subject to the following: 366 |
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| 548 | 548 | | (b) A purchaser of a regulated short -term product has the 367 |
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| 549 | 549 | | right to cancel the agreement until midnight of the 10th 368 |
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| 550 | 550 | | calendar day following the exe cution date of the agreement. The 369 |
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| 551 | 551 | | right of cancellation may not be waived by the prospective 370 |
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| 552 | 552 | | purchaser or by any other person on behalf of the prospective 371 |
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| 553 | 553 | | purchaser. Notice of cancellation must be given in the same 372 |
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| 554 | 554 | | manner prescribed for giving notice of ca ncellation under s. 373 |
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| 555 | 555 | | 721.10(3) s. 721.10(2). If the prospective purchaser gives a 374 |
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| 556 | 556 | | valid notice of cancellation or is otherwise entitled to cancel 375 |
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| 569 | 569 | | the sale, the funds or other property received from or on behalf 376 |
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| 570 | 570 | | of the prospective purchaser, or the proceeds thereof, must be 377 |
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| 571 | 571 | | returned to the prospective purchaser. Such refund must be made 378 |
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| 572 | 572 | | in the same manner prescribed for refunds under s. 721.10. 379 |
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| 573 | 573 | | (e) If the seller provides the purchaser with the right to 380 |
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| 574 | 574 | | cancel the purchase of a regulated short -term product at any 381 |
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| 575 | 575 | | time up to 7 days prior to the purchaser's reserved use of the 382 |
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| 576 | 576 | | accommodations, but in no event less than 10 days, and if the 383 |
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| 577 | 577 | | seller refunds the total amount of all payments made by the 384 |
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| 578 | 578 | | purchaser reduced by the proportion of any benefits the 385 |
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| 579 | 579 | | purchaser has actually received prior to the effective date of 386 |
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| 580 | 580 | | the cancellation, the specific value of which has been agreed to 387 |
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| 581 | 581 | | between the purchaser and the seller, the short -term product 388 |
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| 582 | 582 | | offer shall be exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (b), 389 |
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| 583 | 583 | | (c), and (d). An agreement relating to the sale of the regulated 390 |
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| 584 | 584 | | short-term product made pursuant to this paragraph must contain 391 |
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| 585 | 585 | | a statement setting forth the cancellation and refund rights of 392 |
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| 586 | 586 | | the prospective purchaser in a manner that is consistent with 393 |
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| 587 | 587 | | this section and s. 721.10, including a description of the 394 |
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| 588 | 588 | | length of the cancellation right, a statement that the 395 |
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| 589 | 589 | | purchaser's intent to cancel must be in writing and sent to the 396 |
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| 590 | 590 | | seller at a specified address, a statement that the notice of 397 |
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| 591 | 591 | | cancellation is effective upon the date sent, and a statement 398 |
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| 592 | 592 | | that any attempt to waive the cancellation right is unlawful. 399 |
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| 593 | 593 | | The right of cancellation provided to the purchaser pursuant to 400 |
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| 606 | 606 | | this paragraph may not be waived by the prospective purchaser or 401 |
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| 607 | 607 | | by any other person on behalf of the prospective purchaser. 402 |
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| 608 | 608 | | Notice of cancellation must be given in the same manner 403 |
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| 609 | 609 | | prescribed for giving notice of cancellation pursuant to s. 404 |
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| 610 | 610 | | 721.10(3) s. 721.10(2). If the prospective purchaser gives a 405 |
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| 611 | 611 | | valid notice of cancellation, or is otherwise entitl ed to cancel 406 |
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| 612 | 612 | | the sale, the funds or other property received from or on behalf 407 |
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| 613 | 613 | | of the prospective purchaser, or the proceeds thereof, shall be 408 |
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| 614 | 614 | | returned to the prospective purchaser. Such refund shall be made 409 |
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| 615 | 615 | | in the manner prescribed for refunds under s. 721 .10. 410 |
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| 616 | 616 | | Section 13. Paragraph (l) of subsection (4) and paragraph 411 |
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| 617 | 617 | | (l) of subsection (7) of section 721.55, Florida Statutes, are 412 |
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| 618 | 618 | | amended to read: 413 |
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| 619 | 619 | | 721.55 Multisite timeshare plan public offering 414 |
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| 620 | 620 | | statement.—Each filed public offering statement for a multi site 415 |
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| 621 | 621 | | timeshare plan shall contain the information required by this 416 |
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| 622 | 622 | | section and shall comply with the provisions of s. 721.07, 417 |
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| 623 | 623 | | except as otherwise provided therein. The division is authorized 418 |
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| 624 | 624 | | to provide by rule the method by which a developer must provide 419 |
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| 625 | 625 | | such information to the division. Each multisite timeshare plan 420 |
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| 626 | 626 | | filed public offering statement shall contain the following 421 |
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| 627 | 627 | | information and disclosures: 422 |
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| 628 | 628 | | (4) A text, which shall include, where applicable, the 423 |
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| 629 | 629 | | information and disclosures set forth in paragr aphs (a)-(l). 424 |
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| 642 | 642 | | (l) A description of each component site, which 425 |
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| 643 | 643 | | description may be disclosed in a written, graphic, tabular, or 426 |
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| 644 | 644 | | other form approved by the division or provided to the purchaser 427 |
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| 645 | 645 | | electronically, including, but not limited to, through a websit e 428 |
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| 646 | 646 | | or other Internet-based access. The description of each 429 |
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| 647 | 647 | | component site must shall include all of the following 430 |
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| 648 | 648 | | information: 431 |
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| 649 | 649 | | 1. The name and address of each component site. 432 |
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| 650 | 650 | | 2. The number of accommodations, timeshare interests, and 433 |
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| 651 | 651 | | timeshare periods, e xpressed in periods of 7 -day use 434 |
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| 652 | 652 | | availability, committed to the multisite timeshare plan and 435 |
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| 653 | 653 | | available for use by purchasers. 436 |
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| 654 | 654 | | 3. Each type of accommodation in terms of the number of 437 |
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| 655 | 655 | | bedrooms, bathrooms, sleeping capacity, and whether or not the 438 |
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| 656 | 656 | | accommodation contains a full kitchen. As used in For purposes 439 |
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| 657 | 657 | | of this subparagraph description, the term "full kitchen" means 440 |
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| 658 | 658 | | a full kitchen shall mean a kitchen with at least having a 441 |
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| 659 | 659 | | minimum of a dishwasher, range, sink, oven, and refrigerator. 442 |
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| 660 | 660 | | 4. A description of facilities available for use by the 443 |
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| 661 | 661 | | purchaser at each component site, including the following: 444 |
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| 662 | 662 | | a. The intended use of the facility, if not apparent from 445 |
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| 663 | 663 | | the description. 446 |
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| 664 | 664 | | b. Any user fees associated with a purchaser's use of the 447 |
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| 665 | 665 | | facility. 448 |
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| 678 | 678 | | 5. A cross-reference to the location in the public 449 |
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| 679 | 679 | | offering statement of the description of any priority 450 |
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| 680 | 680 | | reservation features which may affect a purchaser's ability to 451 |
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| 681 | 681 | | obtain a reservation in the component site. 452 |
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| 682 | 682 | | (7) The following documents shall be included as exhibits 453 |
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| 683 | 683 | | to the filed public offering statement, if applicable: 454 |
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| 684 | 684 | | (l)1. If the multisite timeshare plan contains any 455 |
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| 685 | 685 | | component sites located in the this state, the information 456 |
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| 686 | 686 | | required by s. 721.07(5) pertaining to each such component site , 457 |
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| 687 | 687 | | unless exempt under pursuant to s. 721.03. 458 |
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| 688 | 688 | | 2. If the purchaser will receive an interest in a specific 459 |
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| 689 | 689 | | multisite timeshare plan component site located outside of the 460 |
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| 690 | 690 | | this state but which is offered in the this state, the 461 |
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| 691 | 691 | | information required by s. 721.07(5) pertaining t o that 462 |
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| 692 | 692 | | component site., provided, However, for purposes of this 463 |
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| 693 | 693 | | paragraph, that the provisions of s. 721.07(5)(t) shall only 464 |
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| 694 | 694 | | requires require disclosure of information related to the 465 |
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| 695 | 695 | | estimated budget for the timeshare plan and purchaser's expenses 466 |
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| 696 | 696 | | as required by the jurisdiction in which the component site is 467 |
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| 697 | 697 | | located. 468 |
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| 698 | 698 | | 469 |
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| 699 | 699 | | A developer is not required to file a separate public offering 470 |
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| 700 | 700 | | statement for any component site located within or outside the 471 |
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| 701 | 701 | | state in order to include the component site in the multisite 472 |
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| 702 | 702 | | timeshare plan. 473 |
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