Senate Bill 2322

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2322

    By Senator Scott





    31-1107-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state leases; prohibiting

  3         state agencies from terminating leases before

  4         July 1, 2002, and providing guidelines for such

  5         terminations; providing for the adoption of

  6         rules; providing rights for owners of

  7         properties upon which state leases are

  8         terminated; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  (1)  A state agency may not exercise the

13  right to terminate a lease without cause until July 1, 2002.

14         (2)  A state agency may not exercise a right to

15  terminate a lease without cause for the purpose of relocating

16  to property owned by the state or a state agency unless:

17         (a)  The agency justifies to the Department of

18  Management Services that the proposed move will result in a

19  reduction in occupancy cost, considering all costs associated

20  with the relocation;

21         (b)  At least one-half of the lease term has expired;

22         (c)  The lease is terminated at the end of its term, if

23  less than 2 years remain under the lease; and

24         (d)  The landlord or owner is reimbursed for all

25  unamortized tenant improvements.

26         (3)  The Department of Management Services shall adopt

27  rules to establish criteria for comparing the occupancy cost

28  of facilities to be vacated with the cost of facilities to be

29  occupied upon relocation. The criteria shall consider the

30  unamortized cost of tenant improvements under an existing

31  lease, the cost of relocating an office, including the cost of

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2322
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  1  moving office equipment, telecommunications and computer

  2  systems, and penalty assessments against new facilities, based

  3  on the ad valorem taxes paid by the owners of any facilities

  4  to be vacated.

  5         (4)  The owners of any buildings subject to leases

  6  cancelled by the state or a state agency under a right to

  7  terminate without cause shall be given preference when the

  8  state or any state agency has leasing needs.

  9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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13    Prohibits state agencies from terminating certain leases
      without cause before July 1, 2002. Establishes guidelines
14    for such terminations and provides rights for owners of
      properties upon which state leases are terminated.
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