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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org <landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org>
<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 <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> S. Katherine Frazier <katherine.frazier@hwhlaw.com><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>
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<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.
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<b>Florida Senate</b> - <b>2019</b> <b>SB 392</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> <b>By
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<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
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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</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>
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</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>
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</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
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</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
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<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>
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</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>
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</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>
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</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>
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</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#339933">affecting the premises.</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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</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>
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</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>
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</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>
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</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>
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<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>
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