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HB1423 • 2026

Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties

Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Salzman
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties

Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties; Prohibits owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property from receiving presumption against liability if certain number of specified crimes were reported to have occurred at property to owner or principal operator within specified timeframe.

What This Bill Does

  • Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties; Prohibits owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property from receiving presumption against liability if certain number of specified crimes were reported to have occurred at property to owner or principal operator within specified timeframe.

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Amendments

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434011

Committee amendment H 1423 Filed • Salzman

Adopted 1/29/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • HB 1423 (2026) Amendment No.
  • 1 434011 - h1423-line23.docx Published On: 1/28/2026 1:57:08 PM Page 1 of 1 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Civil Justice & Claims 1 Subcommittee 2 Representative Salzman offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 Remove line 23 and insert: 6 crimes have been reported to the owner or principal operator to 7 have occurred at the property in 8 9 ----------------------------------------------------- 10 T I T L E A M E N D M E N T 11 Remove line 9 and insert: 12 property to the owner or principal operator within a 13 specified timeframe; providing an 14

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-01-30 House

    • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  3. 2026-01-29 House

    • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed

  4. 2026-01-27 House

    • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  5. 2026-01-15 House

    • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  6. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. 2026-01-09 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties; Prohibits owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property from receiving presumption against liability if certain number of specified crimes were reported to have occurred at property to owner or principal operator within specified timeframe.

Current Bill Text

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CS/HB 1423 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to presumption against liability for 2
owners and principal operators of multifamily 3
residential properties; amending s. 768.0706, F.S.; 4
prohibiting an owner or a principal operator of a 5
multifamily residential property from receiving a 6
presumption against liability if a certain number of 7
specified crimes were reported to have occurred at the 8
property to the owner or principal operator within a 9
specified timeframe; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 768.0706, 14
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), 15
respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, 16
to read: 17
768.0706 Multifamily residential property safety and 18
security; presumption against liability.— 19
(4) The owner or principal operator of a multifamily 20
residential property may not receive a presumption against 21
liability under this section if two or more of the following 22
crimes have been reported to the owner or principal operator to 23
have occurred at the property in the 24 months preceding the 24
subject incident: 25

CS/HB 1423 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

(a) Murder; 26
(b) Robbery; 27
(c) Sexual battery; 28
(d) Aggravated assault; 29
(e) Battery; 30
(f) Kidnapping or false imprisonment; or 31
(g) A crime involving a firearm. 32
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 33