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

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

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

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