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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Is there some needed that is currently unaddressed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, "suspected", really? Suspected by whom? If someone who has a suspicion (whatever that is) communicates it to the seller, but the seller knows that the person is or has the opinion that the person is extremely unreliable, would then trigger the statute? What about proximity?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeffrey R. Mazor, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>J. R. Mazor & Associates, P.A.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Presidential Circle Building <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 265-s<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hollywood, FL 33021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 954-962-3500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: 954-962-3560<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:JMazor@Mazor.com">JMazor@Mazor.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> landten-bounces@lists.f him him him suspected by whom? Labarrpptl.org <landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roland Waller<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Looking for feed-back from the Committee on SB 392. Please have response back to me by close of business Thursday Feb 14, 2019. Happy Valentines' day. Thanks. Arlene<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What happens if the disclosure is not made? I believe the legislation need remedial provision for failure to disclose. I dodo not nessarily believe this legislation is needed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'>Thank You,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'>Roland “Chip” Waller<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'>Esquire <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'>Direct: 727-836-8515<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'>Office: 727-847-2288 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'>Fax: 727-848-4183<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E-service: <a href="mailto:pleadings@rdwaller.com">pleadings@rdwaller.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hearings: <a href="mailto:hearings@rdwaller.com">hearings@rdwaller.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Roland.Waller@rdwaller.com"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:blue'>Roland.Waller@rdwaller.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=360 height=214 style='width:3.75in;height:2.225in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D4C3B5.DC338D90" alt="cid:image001.png@01D341B2.1935D9A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=ChIJFSKLui2QwogR_-nzH5X23hc">Leave us a review</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#4E343A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate Attorney</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=72 height=89 style='width:.75in;height:.925in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4C3B5.DC338D90" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D22F9F.E02E1E30"> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=78 height=88 style='width:.8166in;height:.9166in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D4C3B5.DC338D90" alt="cid:image003.png@01D22F9F.E02E1E30"><img border=0 width=239 height=90 style='width:2.4916in;height:.9416in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D4C3B5.DC338D90" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D22FA0.06763A50"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk465259511"></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Arlene Udick<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 13, 2019 1:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> S. Katherine Frazier <<a href="mailto:katherine.frazier@hwhlaw.com">katherine.frazier@hwhlaw.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] Looking for feed-back from the Committee on SB 392. Please have response back to me by close of business Thursday Feb 14, 2019. Happy Valentines' day. Thanks. Arlene<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>SB 392 – landlord must disclose known or suspected sinkhole activity to a proposed residential tenant. This proposal is an amendment to Chapter 83.50 FS. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> <b>Florida Senate</b> - <b>2019</b> <b>SB 392</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> <b>By </b>Senator Farmer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 34-00704-19 2019392__</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 1 A bill to be entitled </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 2 An act relating to disclosure of sinkhole activity;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 3 amending s. 83.50, F.S.; requiring certain persons to</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 4 make certain disclosures related to sinkholes or</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 5 sinkhole activity to tenants of residential dwelling</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 6 units; providing an effective date.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 7 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 9 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 10 Section 1. Section 83.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 11 read:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 12 83.50 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>Required notices and disclosures</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>Disclosure of</span></s><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 13 </span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>landlord’s address</span></s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>.—In addition to any other disclosure required</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 14 by law, the landlord, or a person authorized to enter into a</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 15 rental agreement on the landlord’s behalf, </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>must</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>shall</span></s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> disclose</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 16 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>all of the following</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> in writing to the tenant</span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>,</span></s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> at or before the</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 17 commencement of the tenancy</span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>:</span></u><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>,</span></s><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 18 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>(1)</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> The name and address of the landlord or a person</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 19 authorized to receive notices and demands </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>on</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>in</span></s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> the landlord’s</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 20 behalf. The person so authorized </span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>to receive notices and demands</span></s><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 21 retains authority until the tenant is notified otherwise. All</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 22 notices of such names and addresses or changes thereto </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>must</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 23 </span><s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>shall</span></s><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> be delivered to the tenant’s residence or, if specified in</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 24 writing by the tenant, to any other address.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 25 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>(2)(a) Any suspected, known, or reported sinkhole or</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 26 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>sinkhole activity, as those terms are defined in s. 627.706,</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 27 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>affecting the premises.</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 28 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>(b) Any report regarding such sinkhole or sinkhole activity</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 29 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>affecting the premises, including any report prepared pursuant</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 30 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>to ss. 627.7072 and 627.7073.</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 31 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>(c) The information as described in s. 627.7073(2)(c)</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 32 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933'>regarding the premises.</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 33 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#0D60BB'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D60BB'><img border=0 width=126 height=70 style='width:1.3166in;height:.725in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.png@01D4C3B5.DC338D90" alt="cid:image001.png@01D4C39D.11152FF0"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D60BB'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D60BB'>Arlene C. Udick, Esq.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D60BB'>(p) 352-391-1888</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D60BB'>(c) 352-217-3176</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D60BB'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#002060'>This office is closed on Fridays.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>