Florida SB 956: Multifamily Residential Properties

Bill Text

956 
Multifamily Residential Properties 
2025-12-18T08:46:39Z 
Prohibiting the owner or principal operator of a multifamily residential property from receiving a presumption against liability if a certain number of specified crimes were reported to have occurred at the property within a specified timeframe, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
S 
2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
GB 
General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 956 

 By Senator Bradley 

 6-01229-26 2026956__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to multifamily residential properties; 
 3 amending s. 768.0706, F.S.; prohibiting the owner or 
 4 principal operator of a multifamily residential 
 5 property from receiving a presumption against 
 6 liability if a certain number of specified crimes were 
 7 reported to have occurred at the property within a 
 8 specified timeframe; providing an effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Present subsections (4) and (5) of section 
 13 768.0706, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5) 
 14 and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that 
 15 section, to read: 
 16 768.0706 Multifamily residential property safety and 
 17 security; presumption against liability.— 
 18 (4) The owner or principal operator of a multifamily 
 19 residential property may not receive a presumption against 
 20 liability under this section if two or more of the following 
 21 crimes have been reported to have occurred at the property in 
 22 the 24 months preceding the subject incident: 
 23 (a) Murder; 
 24 (b) Robbery; 
 25 (c) Sexual battery; 
 26 (d) Aggravated assault; 
 27 (e) Battery; 
 28 (f) Kidnapping or false imprisonment; or 
 29 (g) Crimes involving a firearm. 
 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.