CS/CS/SB 490: Landlords and Tenants
GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Judiciary ; Stargel
Landlords and Tenants; Revising exclusions from applicability of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; providing that the right to attorney fees may not be waived in a lease agreement; providing that attorney fees may not be awarded in a claim for personal injury damages based on a breach of duty of premises maintenance; revising and providing landlord disclosure requirements with respect to security deposits and advance rent; providing examples of conduct for which the landlord may not retaliate, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/26/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136) -SJ 686
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/26/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136) -SJ 686
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Regulated Industries (RI)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2013 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/4/2013 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Regulated Industries; Rules -SJ 37 |
| 3/5/2013 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 37 |
| 3/27/2013 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
| 4/1/2013 | Senate |
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 346 |
| 4/3/2013 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 4/4/2013 | Senate |
• Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 346 • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/09/13, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 352 |
| 4/9/2013 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 422 |
| 4/11/2013 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules -SJ 422 • CS/CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 423 |
| 4/12/2013 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/13, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
| 4/17/2013 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 -SJ 480 |
| 4/18/2013 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480 |
| 4/19/2013 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/13 |
| 4/25/2013 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 602 • Amendment(s) adopted (511646) -SJ 602 • Ordered engrossed -SJ 602 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/26/2013 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 686 • Substituted CS/HB 77 -SJ 686 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136) -SJ 686 |
577294 - Amendment to Amendment (761160)