Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0289 Compare Versions

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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 title fraud prevention; creating s. 2
16	16	696.031, F.S.; creating s. 696.031, F.S.; creating a 3
17	17	pilot program in Broward County; providing a 4
18	18	definition; requiring certain parties to provide 5
19	19	specified information to the property appraiser; 6
20	20	requiring the property appraiser to make certain 7
21	21	notifications to specified parties; providing that 8
22	22	certain action or inaction does not give rise to 9
23	23	liability; requiring participating property appraisers 10
24	24	to submit a report to specified parties containing 11
25	25	certain information; providing for future repeal; 12
26	26	providing an effective date. 13
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28	28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30	Section 1. Section 696.031, Florida Statutes, is created 17
31	31	to read: 18
32	32	696.031 Title fraud prevention through sales contract 19
33	33	notification services; pilot program. — 20
34	34	(1) As used in this section, the term "property appraiser" 21
35	35	means the property appraiser for Broward Count y. 22
36	36	(2) Upon execution of a real property contract and before 23
37	37	the execution of the real property conveyance instrument, real 24
38	38	estate brokers as defined in s. 475.01(1), title agents, and 25
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51	51	attorneys involved in the transfer of real property are 26
52	52	encouraged to furnish to the property appraiser a seller's name, 27
53	53	mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number, as such 28
54	54	information appears within the contract. 29
55	55	(3) The property appraiser shall notify land record 30
56	56	notification service registrants, as defined in s. 28.47(1), 31
57	57	that a contract for the sale or purchase of the real estate has 32
58	58	been executed. The purpose of the notification service is to 33
59	59	confirm the seller's identity to ensure the integrity of the 34
60	60	real estate transaction. 35
61	61	(4) There is no right or cause o f action against, and no 36
62	62	civil liability on the part of, real estate brokers as defined 37
63	63	in s. 475.01, title agents, attorneys, or the property appraiser 38
64	64	with respect to the creation, maintenance, and operation of a 39
65	65	sales contract notification service or la nd record notification 40
66	66	service, or for providing information to the property appraiser 41
67	67	under this section. 42
68	68	(5) By July 1, 2026, the property appraiser must report to 43
69	69	the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 44
70	70	the House of Representativ es the following information: 45
71	71	(a) The number of real estate brokers, title agents, and 46
72	72	attorneys who provided information to the property appraiser 47
73	73	under this section. 48
74	74	(b) The number of times a seller's contact information was 49
75	75	provided to the property appraiser under this section 50
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88	88	(c) The property appraiser's recommendation as to whether 51
89	89	the sales contract notification service is appropriate to 52
90	90	recommend throughout the state as an effective tool to combat 53
91	91	title fraud. 54
92	92	(d) Any other information the property appraiser deems 55
93	93	necessary. 56
94	94	(6) This section is repealed on July 1, 2026. 57
95	95	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 58