SB0664 • 2026

Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units

Housing Taxes

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Bernard
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died in Judiciary
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on what happens if a landlord violates the rules, leaving this aspect uncertain.

Rent Rules for Affordable Housing

This bill defines 'affordable' and 'base rent', and stops landlords who receive funding or tax breaks for providing affordable housing from raising base rents during a lease period.

What This Bill Does

Defines what 'affordable' means based on government guidelines.
Explains that 'base rent' is the starting price for renting an apartment, set by a formula using income data from HUD.
Prohibits landlords who receive federal, state, or local funding or tax incentives for providing affordable housing from increasing base rents during the term of a rental agreement.

Who It Names or Affects

Landlords of affordable housing units
Tenants living in affordable housing units

Terms To Know

affordable: Housing that costs less than a certain percentage of someone's income, based on government rules.
base rent: The starting price for renting an apartment before any housing help is applied.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only applies to rental agreements that last up to 13 months and start on or after July 1, 2027.
It does not specify the consequences if a landlord breaks these rules.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died in Judiciary
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2025-12-09 Senate
• Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
2025-11-25 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units; Defining the terms “affordable” and “base rent”; prohibiting certain landlords of specified dwelling units from increasing the base rent of a unit during the term of a rental agreement, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
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2026

SB 664

By
Senator Bernard

24-00966-26 2026664__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to rent of affordable housing dwelling
3 units; amending s. 83.46, F.S.; defining the terms
4 “affordable” and “base rent”; prohibiting certain
5 landlords of specified dwelling units from increasing
6 the base rent of a unit during the term of a rental
7 agreement; providing construction; providing
8 applicability; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 83.46,
13 Florida Statutes, to read:
14 83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies.—
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(4)(a)

As used in this subsection, the term:

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1. “Affordable” has the same meaning as in s. 420.0004.

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2. “Base rent” means the initial rent for a dwelling unit

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charged by a landlord which is calculated based on a formula

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dictated by an affordable housing program using the most recent

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publication of the United States Department of Housing and Urban

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Development’s Area Median Income; based on reasonable rent

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calculated by a public housing agency; or otherwise based on the

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terms of the affordable housing program. Base rent applies

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before deduction of monthly housing assistance payments to

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calculate a monthly net rent payable by the tenant.

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(b) A person who is a landlord of a dwelling unit that

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qualifies as affordable housing and who has received federal,

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state, or local funding or tax incentives because of the

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dwelling unit’s status as an affordable housing unit may not

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increase the base rent of the dwelling unit during the term of a

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rental agreement.

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(c) This subsection does not prohibit a landlord from

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increasing the base rent of a dwelling unit that qualifies as

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affordable housing when a tenant is renewing his or her rental

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agreement, nor does it prohibit changes to the net rent based on

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changes to the tenant’s qualifications for a housing assistance

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program under the terms of such affordable housing program.

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(d) This subsection applies to rental agreements that have

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a term of 13 months or less and are entered into on or after

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July 1, 2027.

41 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.