HB 213

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Property Rights

Bill Subjects

Crimes Subject Index

Abstract

Property Rights; 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.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 29, 2025

House

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2025-112)

Apr 03, 2025

House

Bill referred to House Calendar

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

Apr 02, 2025

House

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

House

CS Filed

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

Mar 31, 2025

House

PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda

Mar 13, 2025

House

Now in Judiciary Committee

House

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Mar 11, 2025

House

Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

Mar 04, 2025

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Jan 30, 2025

House

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

Jan 21, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 213 Filed PDF
H 213 c1 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/2/2025 7:26 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (6/10/2025 9:56 AM) PDF

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