Florida HB 1423: Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board

Bill Text

CS/HB 1423 2026

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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

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to presumption against liability for 2
owners and principal operators of multifamily 3
residential properties; amending s. 768.0706, F.S.; 4
prohibiting an owner or a principal operator of a 5
multifamily residential property from receiving a 6
presumption against liability if a certain number of 7
specified crimes were reported to have occurred at the 8
property to the owner or principal operator within a 9
specified timeframe; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 768.0706, 14
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), 15
respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, 16
to read: 17
768.0706 Multifamily residential property safety and 18
security; presumption against liability.— 19
(4) The owner or principal operator of a multifamily 20
residential property may not receive a presumption against 21
liability under this section if two or more of the following 22
crimes have been reported to the owner or principal operator to 23
have occurred at the property in the 24 months preceding the 24
subject incident: 25

CS/HB 1423 2026

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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

(a) Murder; 26
(b) Robbery; 27
(c) Sexual battery; 28
(d) Aggravated assault; 29
(e) Battery; 30
(f) Kidnapping or false imprisonment; or 31
(g) A crime involving a firearm. 32
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 33