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FL H0599
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nan Cobb
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AI Summary
- Creates the "Fallen Tree Act" (s. 768.396, F.S.), making property owners liable for any damages to neighboring properties caused by trees, shrubs, or branches located on their property, with ownership determined by where the tree or shrub is rooted in the ground
- Preserves a property owner's existing right to use self-help to remove or sever branches or roots of a neighbor's tree or shrub that encroach over, onto, or under their own property
- Allows any property owner to remove trees or shrubs growing across two or more parcels after providing 30 days' written notice via certified mail and posting on a prominent location on the other parcels
- Exempts property owners whose parcels are greater than 5 acres from the liability provisions
- Takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Property Owner Liability
Last Action
Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee2/19/2025
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