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FL H6025
Bill
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Anna Eskamani
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AI Summary
- Amends section 83.60, Florida Statutes, governing tenant defenses in landlord actions for possession of a dwelling unit
- Removes the requirement that a tenant who raises a non-payment defense (such as a defective 3-day notice) must pay accrued and ongoing rent into the court registry within 5 days of service of process
- Eliminates the provision that failure to pay rent into the registry or file a motion to determine rent constitutes an absolute waiver of the tenant's defenses and entitles the landlord to an immediate default judgment with a writ of possession
- Retains the existing requirement that tenants in public housing or receiving rent subsidies deposit only the portion of rent for which they are responsible under their assistance program
- Effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Payments Made into the Registry of the Court
Last Action
Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee1/22/2021
Full Bill Text
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