THE BILL ITSELF

SB 664

Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units

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Florida Senate - 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.

10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

12 Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 83.46,

13 Florida Statutes, to read:

14 83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies.—

15 (4)(a) As used in this subsection, the term:

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

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

18 charged by a landlord which is calculated based on a formula

19 dictated by an affordable housing program using the most recent

20 publication of the United States Department of Housing and Urban

21 Development’s Area Median Income; based on reasonable rent

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

23 terms of the affordable housing program. Base rent applies

24 before deduction of monthly housing assistance payments to

25 calculate a monthly net rent payable by the tenant.

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

27 qualifies as affordable housing and who has received federal,

28 state, or local funding or tax incentives because of the

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

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

31 rental agreement.

32 (c) This subsection does not prohibit a landlord from

33 increasing the base rent of a dwelling unit that qualifies as

34 affordable housing when a tenant is renewing his or her rental

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

36 changes to the tenant’s qualifications for a housing assistance

37 program under the terms of such affordable housing program.

38 (d) This subsection applies to rental agreements that have

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

40 July 1, 2027.

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