Florida House Bill 163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires certain prospective buyers to receive disclosure summary before closing on contract for purchase of property in dependent special district; specifies contents of disclosure summary; specifies circumstances under which sales contract may be voided by buyer; authorizes purchasers of property within dependent district to rescind sales contract or collect damages from developer under specified conditions; specifies length of time for which such right applies; authorizes prevailing party to recover reasonable attorney fees; prohibits expenditure of specified funds in defense of action.

Dependent Special Districts

Rep. John Cortes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	House	Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2019-05-03	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
2019-01-03	House	Filed

S1254 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
189	023		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	024		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/163
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/163/BillText/Filed/PDF