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FL H0733

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Declares discriminatory restrictions in property records (based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, or physical disability) unlawful, unenforceable, and null and void, while keeping the remainder of title documents enforceable

  • Allows property owners' associations to remove discriminatory restrictions from covenants by a simple majority vote of the board of directors, bypassing normal amendment requirements

  • Requires estates, interests, easements, or use restrictions created before the root of title to be preserved by specific reference to official records book and page number, instrument number, or plat name in the property's legal description

  • Protects comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, land development regulations, building codes, and development permits from being invalidated by marketable record title provisions

  • Requires persons with land interests potentially extinguished by this act to file a notice by July 1, 2021 to preserve such interests

Legislative Description

Marketable Record Title Act

Last Action

Died in Judiciary

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/9/2020
Judiciary1/27/2020
Civil Justice Subcommittee12/16/2019

Full Bill Text

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