| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to residential tenancies; creating s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 83.425, F.S.; preempting the regulation of residential 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | tenancies and the landlord -tenant relationship to the 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | state; specifying that the act supersedes certain 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | local regulations; amending ss. 83.57 and 83.575, 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | F.S.; revising how much notice is required to 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | terminate certain tenancies; providing an effective 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the Sta te of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 83.425, Florida Statutes, is created to 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 83.425 Preemption.—The regulation of residential 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | tenancies, the landlord -tenant relationship, and all other 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | matters covered under this part are preempted to the state. T his 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | section supersedes any local government regulations on matters 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | covered under this part, including, but not limited to, the 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | screening process used by a landlord in approving tenancies; 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | security deposits; rental agreement applications and fees 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | associated with such applications; terms and conditions of 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | rental agreements; the rights and responsibilities of the 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | landlord and tenant; disclosures concerning the premises, the 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | dwelling unit, the rental agreement, or the rights and 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 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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| 51 | 51 | | responsibilities of the landlord and tenant; fees charged by the 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | landlord; or notice requirements. 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 83.57, Florida 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 83.57 Termination of tenancy without specific term. —A 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | tenancy without a specific duration, as defined in s. 83.46(2) 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | or (3), may be terminated by either party giving written notice 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | in the manner provided in s. 83.56(4), as follows: 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (3) When the tenancy is from month to month, by giving not 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | less than 30 15 days' notice prior to the end of any monthly 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | period; and 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 83.575, Florida 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | 83.575 Termination of tenancy with specific duration. — 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (1) A rental agreement with a specific duration may 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | contain a provision requiring the tenant to notif y the landlord 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | within a specified period before vacating the premises at the 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | end of the rental agreement, if such provision requires the 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | landlord to notify the tenant within such notice period if the 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | rental agreement will not be renewed; however, a rental 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | agreement may not require less than 30 days' notice or more than 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60 days' notice from either the tenant or the landlord. 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 48 |
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