2024 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1244: Housing

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as "Keep Floridians Housed Act"; creating the Department of Housing and Tenant Rights as a new department of state government; providing requirements for rental agreements; requiring that a landlord provide written notice of a rent increase to a tenant by a specified time; prohibiting landlords from charging tenants a security deposit that is more than 1 month's rent; revising and specifying grounds for termination of a rental agreement; authorizing local governments and special districts to adopt a specified impact fee, etc.

Bill History

1/3/2024
Filed
Senate
1/8/2024
Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
Senate
1/9/2024
Introduced
Senate
3/8/2024
Died in Judiciary
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Victor Torres
Victor Torres
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/3/202496.9 KB