CS/CS/SB 490 (2013) -  Landlords and Tenants

General Bill by Regulated Industries and Judiciary and 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: 07/01/2013
Last Event: 04/26/13 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136) -SJ 686 on Friday, April 26, 2013 10:16 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/01/13 3:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2
  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 04/09/13 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/17/13 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 5

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 77 Subject: Landlords and Tenants Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 755 Subject: Affordable Housing Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1120 Subject: Affordable Housing Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 880684 , Soto Date Filed: 04/22/13, Line#: 377 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2013 10:52:18 AM
    • A 511646 , Stargel Date Filed: 04/24/13, Line#: 377 Senate: Adopted 4/25/2013 10:54:12 AM
    • A 761576 , Soto Date Filed: 04/24/13, Line#: 438 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2013 10:55:05 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 884422 , Regulated Industries, Stargel Date Filed: 04/08/13, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/11/2013 10:18 AM
    • AA 953078 , Regulated Industries, Gibson Date Filed: 04/09/13, Line#: 328 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/11/2013 10:18 AM
    • AA 497380 , Regulated Industries, Gibson Date Filed: 04/09/13, Line#: 343 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/11/2013 10:18 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 761160 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 03/29/13, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/03/2013 03:12 PM
    • AA 577294 , Judiciary, Joyner Date Filed: 04/01/13, Line#: 279
    • AA 545648 , Judiciary, Joyner Date Filed: 04/01/13, Line#: 388 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/03/2013 03:12 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/17/2013 6:49:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/15/2013 10:31:21 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 4/11/2013 11:41:31 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 4/8/2013 2:43:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/3/2013 3:16:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/29/2013 4:34:21 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136) -SJ 686 Time: 04/26/2013 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 77 -SJ 686 Time: 04/26/2013 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 686 Time: 04/26/2013 - 10:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2013 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 602 Time: 04/25/2013 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (511646) -SJ 602 Time: 04/25/2013 - 10:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 602 Time: 04/25/2013 - 10:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/13 Time: 04/19/2013 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480 Time: 04/18/2013 - 8:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 -SJ 480 Time: 04/17/2013 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/13, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/12/2013 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 423 Time: 04/11/2013 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 422 Time: 04/11/2013 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/11/2013 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 422 Time: 04/09/2013 - 6:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 352 Time: 04/04/2013 - 9:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/09/13, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 04/04/2013 - 3:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 346 Time: 04/04/2013 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2013 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 346 Time: 04/01/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/27/2013 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 37 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Regulated Industries; Rules -SJ 37 Time: 02/04/2013 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/25/2013 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
83.42 CS/HB 77
83.48 CS/HB 77
83.49 CS/HB 77
83.50 CS/HB 77
83.51 CS/HB 77
83.54 CS/HB 77
83.56 CS/HB 77, HB 755, SB 1120
83.575 CS/HB 77
83.58 CS/HB 77
83.59 CS/HB 77
83.60 CS/HB 77
83.62 CS/HB 77
83.63 CS/HB 77
83.64 CS/HB 77

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