Bill Text: FL S1248 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Landlords and Tenants
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology [S1248 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1248-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 1248 By Senator Torres 15-01018-19 20191248__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to landlords and tenants; providing a 3 short title; amending s. 83.51, F.S.; requiring a 4 landlord to provide a physical copy of any restrictive 5 covenants that govern the premises to a tenant at a 6 specified time; requiring written notice be provided 7 to a tenant of any changes to the covenants within a 8 specified time; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Tenant Protection 13 Act.” 14 Section 2. Subsection (5) is added to section 83.51, 15 Florida Statutes, to read: 16 83.51 Landlord obligationsLandlord’s obligation to17maintain premises.— 18 (5) The landlord shall provide the tenant with a physical 19 copy of any restrictive covenants governing the use and 20 occupancy of the premises at the time the landlord and tenant 21 execute a rental agreement. The landlord shall provide the 22 tenant written notice by certified mail of any changes to the 23 covenants or the enforcement of the covenants within 10 business 24 days. 25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.