FL S0564

Adds criminal penalties for landlord violations of maintenance obligations under section 83.51, with first offense as a first-degree misdemeanor and second or subsequent offenses as a third-degree felony.

Adds criminal penalties for retaliatory conduct under section 83.64, with first offense as a first-degree misdemeanor and second or subsequent offenses as a third-degree felony.

Adds criminal penalties for prohibited landlord practices under section 83.67, including utility shutoffs, lock changes, and discrimination, with first offense as a first-degree misdemeanor and second or subsequent offenses as a third-degree felony.

Makes minor grammatical corrections by replacing "which" with "that" in sections 83.51 and 83.67.

Takes effect October 1, 2017.