SB 382 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units

Summary

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 during the term of a rental agreement, etc.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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S 382 Filed → S 382 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from a simple committee draft to a committee substitute version with significant substantive changes. The most important change is the addition of a new definition for 'base rent' and the expansion of the rent freeze provision to explicitly cover base rent rather than just general rent increases. The effective date for new rental agreements was also changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly defines 'base rent' and clarifies that the rent freeze applies specifically to base rent rather than total rent, while also allowing adjustments to net rent based on changes in tenant qualifications for housing assistance.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'base rent' to clarify it means the initial rent calculated based on affordable housing program formulas or HUD Area Median Income publications.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the rent freeze provision to specifically prohibit increases to 'base rent' during the term of a rental agreement, while allowing adjustments to net rent based on changes in tenant qualifications for housing assistance.

Added explicit language allowing landlords to increase base rent when a tenant renews their rental agreement, clarifying the exception to the rent freeze.

TIMELINE

Extended the applicability date for new rental agreements from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026, giving landlords more time to adjust their rental agreements.

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor