Florida House Bill 77 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 10 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-10 - Chapter No. 2013-136
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Revises exclusions from applicability of Florida Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; provides that right to attorney fees may not be waived in lease agreement; provides that attorney fees may not be awarded in claim for personal injury damages based on breach of duty of premises maintenance; revises & provides certain landlord disclosure requirements; provides requirements for disbursement of advance rents; provides limited rebuttable presumption of receipt of security deposits; revises landlord's obligation to maintain premises with respect to screens; provides that enforcement of right or duty under Florida Residential Landlord & Tenant Act by civil action does not preclude prosecution of criminal offense; revises procedures for termination of rental agreement by landlord; provides that landlord does not waive right to terminate rental agreement or to bring civil action for noncompliance by accepting partial rent; provides period to institute action before exemption involving rent subsidies is waived begins upon actual knowledge; revises requirements for termination of tenancy with specific duration; provides conduct for which landlord may not retaliate.

Landlords and Tenants

House Judiciary Committee

Rep. Elizabeth Porter [R]

2013-05-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#417 (Y: 92 N: 25 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 (Y: 27 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#9 (Y: 78 N: 37 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-10		Chapter No. 2013-136
2013-06-07		Approved by Governor
2013-05-28		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2013-05-02	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2013-05-02	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 92 NAYS 25
2013-05-02	House	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (109922)
2013-04-29	House	In returning messages
2013-04-26	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 10
2013-04-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-04-26	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (109922)
2013-04-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-04-26	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 490
2013-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2013-04-26	Senate	Withdrawn from Judiciary; Regulated Industries; Rules
2013-03-25	Senate	Received
2013-03-22	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Regulated Industries; Rules
2013-03-21	Senate	In Messages
2013-03-13	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 78 NAYS 37
2013-03-13	House	Read 3rd time
2013-03-12	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-03-12	House	Amendment(s) failed (252291, 433765)
2013-03-12	House	Amendment(s) adopted (221769, 326499, 786199)
2013-03-12	House	Read 2nd time
2013-03-08	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/13
2013-03-05	House	CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-02-07	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-02-05	House	CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
2013-01-29	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/05/13, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2013-01-24	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-01-24	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 2
2013-01-17	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/24/13, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2013-01-11	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2013-01-02	House	Filed

S0490 (Similar To) 2013-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136)
H0755 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136)
S1120 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
723	063		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	48		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	49		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	50		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	51		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	54		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	56		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	575		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	58		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	59		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	60		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	62		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	63		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	64		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/77
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/BillText/e2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/538083/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/826625/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/221769/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/786199/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/326499/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/786933/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/252291/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/433765/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/Amendment/109922/HTML
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/FloorVotes/3Ct08p2FCBK01eY%3DPL%3DcYeduZiaGmA%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130313%2FHouseVote%5Fh0077e1009%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/FloorVotes/3d2A6u2SjcrUoMyMJaPTixcsdEU%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FSenateVote%5Fh0077e1021%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0077/FloorVotes/KjefXrNsHP5PZ%3DPL%3D7CZXShQdZSIY4%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130502%2FHouseVote%5Fh0077e1417%2EPDF