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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to flood zone disclosures for dwelling 2
units; creating s. 83.505, F.S.; requiring landlords 3
or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements 4
on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures 5
relating to flood zones before the commencement of a 6
tenancy; requiring landlords to notify current tenants 7
of a change in a dwelling unit's flood zone 8
designation; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 83.505, Florida Statutes, is created to 13
read: 14
83.505 Disclosure of flood zone. —A landlord, or a person 15
authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's 16
behalf, must disclose in writing to a tenant before the 17
commencement of a tenancy whether the dwelling unit is located 18
within a flood zone established by the Federal Emergency 19
Management Agency. If the dwelling unit is located within a 20
flood zone, such disclosure mu st also include a list of all 21
previous flood-related damages to the dwelling unit and include 22
the risk designation for the flood zone and definition of the 23
designation as determined by the Federal Emergency Management 24
Agency. If the flood zone designation of a dwelling unit 25
HB 1291 2023
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changes, a landlord must notify the current tenants in writing 26
or by e-mail of the new designation and the definition of such 27
designation. 28
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 29