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| 3 | 3 | | HB 1261 2023 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to rent and security deposits of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | communities for adults aged 55 or older; amending s. 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 83.46, F.S.; prohibiting certain landlords from 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | increasing the rent of a dwelling unit in excess of a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | certain percentage; amending s. 83.49, F.S.; 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | prohibiting certain landlords from charging a security 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | deposit in excess of a certain amount; providing an 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 83.46, 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies. — 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) A landlord of a community designed for adults aged 55 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | or older may not increase the rent of a dwelling unit m ore than 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 12 percent of the initial rental fee over a 5 -year period and a 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | rent increase may not exceed 55 percent of the average fixed 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | income of the renters in the community. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Section 2. Subsection (10) is added to section 83.49, 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Florida Statutes, to rea d: 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | tenant.— 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (10) A landlord of a community designed for adults aged 55 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 1261 2023 |
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| 51 | 51 | | or older may not charge a security deposit that is more than 1 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | month's rent. 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 28 |
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