HB 295 Florida House · 2020 Regular Session

Construction Defects

Summary

Construction Defects; Requires specified real estate licensees to disclose construction defect claim relating to residential real property & its outcome; revises provisions relating to construction defects including notice of claim requirements, inspections of property subject to claim, & service of copies of notice; provides jury verdict & final judgment requirements; requires seller of real property to disclose specified information relating to construction defect to buyer; requires claimant to notify mortgagee or assignee within specified timeframe after settlement or judgment of construction defect claim; requires claimant to update notice within specified timeframe under certain circumstances.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 14, 2020

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Committee

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Webster Hall -- Temporarily Postponed

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Committee

CS referred to Commerce Committee; Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Original reference(s) removed: Business and Professions Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4

lower

Jan 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall

lower

Jan 14, 2020

Introduced

lower

Oct 16, 2019

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

lower

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