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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 flood zone disclosures for dwelling 2
units; creating s. 83.505, F.S.; requiring landlords 3
or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements 4
on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures 5
relating to flood zones before the commencement of a 6
tenancy; requiring landlords to notify current tenants 7
of a change in a dwelling unit's flood zone 8
designation; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 83.505, Florida Statutes, is created to 13
read: 14
83.505 Disclosure of flood zone. —A landlord, or a person 15
authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's 16
behalf, must disclose in writing to a tenant before the 17
commencement of a tenancy whether the dwelling unit is located 18
within a flood zone established by the Federal Emergency 19
Management Agency. If the dwelling unit is located within a 20
flood zone, such disclosure must also include the risk 21
designation for the flood zone and the definition of the risk 22
designation as determined by the Federal Emergency Management 23
Agency. If the flood zone designation of a dwelling unit 24
changes, a landlord must notify the current tena nt in writing or 25
HB 1423 2025
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by e-mail of the new risk designation and its definition. 26
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 27