2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0213: Property Rights

Legislative Summary

Specifies requirement for complaint to remove an unauthorized person from residential real property; authorizes commercial property owner or agent to request sheriff to immediately remove persons unlawfully occupying real property if specified conditions met; specifies requirements for sheriff upon receipt of complaint; authorizes sheriff to arrest unauthorized person for legal cause; provides that sheriffs are entitled to specified fee for service of notice to vacate; authorizes owner or agent to request that sheriff stand by while owner or agent takes possession of commercial real property; prohibits person from unlawfully detaining or occupying or trespassing upon commercial real property & intentionally causing specified amount of damage; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, real property under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Judiciary Committee
4/2/2025
17
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/13/2025
15
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/2025198.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/2025169.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025474.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025493.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025493.2 KB