Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 596
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Soto) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 47 - 61
    4  and insert:
    5         (e) The residential property insurance policy contains a
    6  notice that includes the following statement in at least 14
    7  point, bold, uppercase type:
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    9         AS THE INSURED, YOU HAVE A LEGAL CONTRACTUAL RIGHT TO
   10         ASSIGN YOUR POST-LOSS BENEFITS FOR NEEDED REPAIRS OR
   11         REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED PROPERTY.
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   13         (f) Upon an assignment of benefits, a policyholder is not
   14  liable for billing and payment disputes between an insurer and
   15  the assignee, if the reason for the repairs is found by the
   16  insurer or a court of competent jurisdiction to be covered under
   17  the policy.