HB 213 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Property Rights

Summary

Property Rights; Specifies requirement for complaint to remove an unauthorized person from residential real property; authorizes commercial property owner or agent to request sheriff to immediately remove persons unlawfully occupying real property if specified conditions met; specifies requirements for sheriff upon receipt of complaint; authorizes sheriff to arrest unauthorized person for legal cause; provides that sheriffs are entitled to specified fee for service of notice to vacate; authorizes owner or agent to request that sheriff stand by while owner or agent takes possession of commercial real property; prohibits person from unlawfully detaining or occupying or trespassing upon commercial real property & intentionally causing specified amount of damage; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, real property under certain circumstances.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 213 Filed → H 213 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially revised to shift focus from commercial to residential real property, changing the complaint form and requirements to address unauthorized occupants in homes rather than businesses. The new version also expanded the bill's scope to include additional statutory amendments related to property rights, criminal penalties, and definitions across multiple Florida statutes.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from exclusively covering commercial real property to primarily covering residential real property, with additional amendments to various Florida statutes regarding property rights and criminal penalties.

SCOPE

Changed the primary focus from commercial real property to residential real property, altering the complaint form and conditions for requesting sheriff assistance.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements for the complaint form including purchase date verification and specific declarations about property ownership and unauthorized occupancy.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded the bill to include amendments to multiple statutes covering criminal penalties for property-related offenses and definitions for habitual misdemeanor offenders.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified eligibility criteria by removing commercial property-specific conditions and adding residential dwelling requirements.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill title from 'unlawful actions concerning real property' to 'property rights' and updated section references from creating 82.037 to amending 82.036.

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors