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| 3 | 3 | HB 1473 2023 | |
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| 7 | 7 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
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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 | |
| 15 | 15 | An act relating to vacating premises after rental 2 | |
| 16 | 16 | agreement termination; amending s. 83.56, F.S.; 3 | |
| 17 | 17 | requiring landlords to provide certain tenants a 4 | |
| 18 | 18 | specified amount of time to vacate the premises after 5 | |
| 19 | 19 | delivery of a notice to terminate the rental agreement 6 | |
| 20 | 20 | before bringing a specified action; providing an 7 | |
| 21 | 21 | effective date. 8 | |
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| 23 | 23 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 | |
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| 25 | 25 | Section 1. Subsections ( 5) and (6) of section 83.56, 12 | |
| 26 | 26 | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) and (7), 13 | |
| 27 | 27 | respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to that section, 14 | |
| 28 | 28 | to read: 15 | |
| 29 | 29 | 83.56 Termination of rental agreement. — 16 | |
| 30 | 30 | (5) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrar y, if the 17 | |
| 31 | 31 | landlord knows or reasonably should know that the tenant is 18 | |
| 32 | 32 | pregnant or there are children under 18 years of age living in 19 | |
| 33 | 33 | the dwelling unit, the landlord must provide the tenant at least 20 | |
| 34 | 34 | 3 months after delivery of a written notice under subsecti on (2) 21 | |
| 35 | 35 | or subsection (3) to vacate the premises before bringing an 22 | |
| 36 | 36 | action for possession of the dwelling unit under s. 83.59. 23 | |
| 37 | 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 24 |