HB 873 2025
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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 vacating premises after rental 2
agreement termination; amending s. 83.56, F.S.; 3
requiring landlords to provide certain tenants a 4
specified amount of time to vacate the premises after 5
delivery of a notice to terminate the rental agreement 6
before bringing a specified action; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (6 ) of section 83.56, Florida 12
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (7), and a new subsection 13
(6) is added to that section, to read: 14
83.56 Termination of rental agreement. — 15
(6) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if the 16
landlord knows or reaso nably should know that the tenant is 17
pregnant or there are children under 18 years of age living in 18
the dwelling unit, the landlord must provide the tenant at least 19
3 months after delivery of a written notice under subsection (2) 20
or subsection (3) to vacat e the premises before bringing an 21
action for possession of the dwelling unit under s. 83.59. 22
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 23