Showing posts with label tenant's rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tenant's rights. Show all posts

Friday, August 11, 2023

St. Pete councilman proposes new ordinance with key part of expired Tenants' Bill of Rights


Even though the state now regulates the relationship between landlords and tenants, one member of the St. Petersburg City Council plans to incorporate one of the strongest points from the now-defunct Tenants' Bill of Rights.....MORE

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Florida bill allowing state to squash local 'tenant bill of rights' regulations heads to DeSantis


The Legislature on Wednesday formally sent a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would lead to state law overriding local regulations involving landlords and tenants.....MORE

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Florida Republicans aim to eliminate local renters’ rights ordinances


With lawmakers on both sides of the debate pointing to a housing crisis, the Florida House on Wednesday passed a controversial bill that would lead to state law trumping local regulations governing landlords and tenants.....MORE

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Bill allowing state housing regulations to pre-empt local 'tenants bill of rights' passes in committee


If you’re in a community like Pinellas County that recently adopted a Tenants Bill of Rights, soon, local laws like those may not even matter.

A new proposed bill would allow state rules to pre-empt any landlord-tenant regulations at the local level in Florida.

More HERE