F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 499 2021
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to prohibited landlord practices;
3 amending s. 83.67, F.S.; prohibiting a landlord from
4 refusing to enter into a rental agreement with a
5 prospective tenant under certain circumstances related
6 to COVID-19; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Present subsections (6), (7), and (8) of
11 section 83.67, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections
12 (7), (8), and (9), respectively, and a new subsection (6) is
13 added to that section, to read:
14 83.67 Prohibited practices.—
15 (6) A landlord may not refuse to enter into a rental
16 agreement with a prospective tenant if such refusal is solely
17 based upon the tenant being previously evicted during a period
18 when a public health emergency related to COVID-19 existed, as
19 determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human
20 Services.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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