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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 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to flood zone disclosures for dwelling 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | units; creating s. 83.505, F.S.; requiring landlords 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | relating to flood zones before the commencement of a 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | tenancy; requiring landlords to notify current tenants 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | of a change in a dwelling unit's flood zone 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | designation; providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 83.505, Florida Statutes, is created to 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 83.505 Disclosure of flood zone. —A landlord, or a person 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | behalf, must disclose in writing to a tenant before the 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | commencement of a tenancy whether the dwelling unit is located 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | within a flood zone established by the Federal Emergency 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Management Agency. If the dwelling unit is located within a 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | flood zone, such disclosure must also include the risk 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | designation for the flood zone and the definition of the risk 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | designation as determined by the Federal Emergency Management 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Agency. If the flood zone designation of a dwelling unit 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | changes, a landlord must notify the current tena nt in writing or 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 1423 2025 |
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| 51 | 51 | | by e-mail of the new risk designation and its definition. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 27 |
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