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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 financing qualifying improvements 2
to residential property; amending s. 163.081, F.S.; 3
revising the method of collection of a certain non -ad 4
valorem assessment; conforming provisions to changes 5
made by the act; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 10
163.081, Florida Statutes, is ame nded to read: 11
163.081 Financing qualifying improvements to residential 12
property.— 13
(1) RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. — 14
(e) An authorized program administrator may levy non -ad 15
valorem assessments to facilitate repayment of financing 16
qualifying improvements. Costs incurred by the program 17
administrator for such purpose may be collected as a non -ad 18
valorem assessment. A non -ad valorem assessment shall be 19
collected by the authorized program administrator and may not be 20
collected pursuant to s. 197.3632 and, notwithstanding s. 21
197.3632(8)(a), shall not be subject to discount for early 22
payment. However, the notice and adoption requirements of s. 23
197.3632(4) do not apply if this section is used and complied 24
with, and the intent resolution, publicat ion of notice, and 25
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mailed notices to the property appraiser, tax collector, and 26
Department of Revenue required by s. 197.3632(3)(a) may be 27
provided on or before August 15 of each year in conjunction with 28
any non-ad valorem assessment authorized by this sec tion, if the 29
property appraiser, tax collector, and program administrator 30
agree. The program administrator shall only compensate the tax 31
collector for the actual cost of collecting non -ad valorem 32
assessments, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount collected and 33
remitted. 34
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 35