Florida House Bill 1007 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-10 - Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires court to conduct trial within specified timeframe for certain actions involving possession of dwelling unit; authorizes court to order tenant to pay certain rent into the registry of the court during pendency of proceeding under certain circumstances; requires court to schedule case for immediate trial if payment is not made; deletes requirement that tenant who wishes to defend against certain actions by landlord comply with specified provision; deletes requirement that court enter default judgment in certain circumstances.

Actions for Rent or Possession

Rep. Cynthia Stafford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-10	House	Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee
2018-03-10	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2018-01-09	House	Introduced
2017-12-20	House	Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2017-12-14	House	Filed

S850 (Same As) 2018-03-10 - Died in Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
83	56		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	60		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1007
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1007/BillText/Filed/PDF