HB 1069 Summary

• Requires fines or liens assessed by code enforcement to be recorded before constituting a property lien, establishing a new lien recording procedure under s. 162.092 with specific form requirements including warning language and lien details.

• Authorizes counties and municipalities to declare failure to repair blighted or dangerous properties as code violations subject to enforcement, while preempting local governments from imposing preconditions on property alienation or mortgage/lien foreclosure.

• Creates emergency repair authority allowing municipal officials to make repairs for serious health and safety threats without waiting 48 hours for board meeting, with costs assessed against property owners.

• Establishes lien priority and enforcement procedures, including liens equal in priority to real property taxes for cost assessments, 20-year duration limit, and appeal rights to circuit court for recorded liens.

• Extends homestead exemption protection procedures to code enforcement liens and authorizes governmental entities to record liens for improvements, services, fines, and penalties on real property if properly recorded with owner name, legal description, and parcel identification number.