Florida HB 107: Unlicensed Contracting

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HB 107 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to termination of a rental agreement 2
by a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 3
sexual violence, or stalking; creating s. 83.676, 4
F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting a landlord from 5
terminating a rental agreement or evicting a tenant 6
because the tenant or the tenant's minor child is a 7
victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, 8
dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; 9
specifying that a rental agreement may not contain 10
certain provisions; authorizing a victim of such 11
actual or threatened violence or stalking to terminate 12
a rental agreement under certain circumstances; 13
requiring certain documentation and written notice to 14
landlord; providing for liability for rent for both 15
the tenant and the perpetrator, if applicable; 16
specifying that a tenant does not forfeit certain 17
money paid to the landlord for terminating the rental 18
agreement under certain circumstances; requiring a 19
landlord to change the locks of the dwelling unit 20
within a specified time period under certain 21
circumstances; authorizing the tenant to change the 22
locks of the dwelling unit under certain 23
circumstances; providing that certain information 24
provided to a landlord from a tenant or a prospective 25

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tenant is confidential; prohibiting certain actions by 26
a landlord under certain circumstances; authorizing 27
filing of a civil action and an award of damages, 28
fees, and costs under certain circumstances; 29
prohibiting the waiver of certain provisions; 30
providing an effective date. 31
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 33
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Section 1. Section 83.676, Florida Statutes, is created to 35
read: 36
83.676 Early termination of rental agreement by a victim 37
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or 38
stalking; lock changing.— 39
(1) As used in this section, the term: 40
(a) "Dating violence" has the same meaning as in s. 41
784.046(1)(d). 42
(b) "Domestic violence" has the same meaning as in s. 43
741.28. 44
(c) "Sexual violence" has the same meaning as in s. 45
784.046(1)(c). 46
(d) "Stalking," as described in s. 784.048(2), means 47
willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following, harassing, or 48
cyberstalking another person. 49
(2) A landlord may not terminate a rental agreement or 50

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evict a tenant for an incident involving actual or threatened 51
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking 52
if the tenant or the tenant's minor child is the victim of such 53
actual or threatened violence or stalking. A rental agreement 54
may not include a provision deeming that early termination of a 55
rental agreement because of an incident involving actual or 56
threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, 57
or stalking, in which the tenant or the tenant's minor child is 58
a victim and not the perpetrator, is a breach of the rental 59
agreement. 60
(3)(a) If a tenant or a tenant's minor child is a victim 61
of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, 62
sexual violence, or stalking during the term of a rental 63
agreement, the tenant may, without penalty, terminate the rental 64
agreement at any time by providing the landlord with written 65
notice of the tenant's intent to terminate the rental agreement 66
and to vacate the premises because of such incident. The 67
termination of the rental agreement is effective immediately 68
upon delivery of the written notice and documentation specified 69
in paragraph (b), if applicable, to the landlord. 70
(b) Unless the landlord notifies the tenant that 71
documentation is not needed, a notice of termination from the 72
tenant required under paragraph (a) must be accompanied by 73
documentation verifying the tenant's or the tenant's minor 74
child's status as a victim of actual or threatened domestic 75

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violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking and may 76
include: 77
1. A copy of an injunction for protection against domestic 78
violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking issued 79
to the tenant as the victim or as parent of a minor victim; 80
2. A copy of an order of no contact or a criminal 81
conviction entered by a court in a criminal case in which the 82
defendant was charged with a crime relating to domestic 83
violence, da