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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 664

Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units
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Bernard
FILED BY
Mack Bernard — District 24, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Judiciary

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED 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 of a unit during the term of a rental agreement, etc.

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Locks base rent for affordable housing units during the lease term.

Landlords of affordable housing units receiving public funding cannot raise the base rent while a tenant is in the middle of a lease agreement.

The restriction applies to leases of 13 months or less signed on or after July 1, 2027, and only to units that qualify as affordable housing.

Landlords may still increase the base rent when a tenant renews their lease, and they may adjust the net rent if the tenant's housing assistance changes.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Prohibition on Base Rent Increases majors. 83.46(4)(b)

AILandlords of affordable housing units that received public funding or tax incentives are prohibited from increasing the base rent during the term of a rental agreement.

“may not increase the base rent of the dwelling unit during the term of a rental agreement” bill text, line 29 →
§ 2 Definition of Base Rent majors. 83.46(4)(a)

AIDefines base rent as the initial rent calculated by an affordable housing program formula, public housing agency, or program terms, before the deduction of monthly housing assistance payments.

“"Base rent" means the initial rent for a dwelling unit charged by a landlord which is calculated based on a formula dictated by an affordable housing program” bill text, line 17 →
§ 3 Renewal and Net Rent Exceptions moderates. 83.46(4)(c)

AILandlords may increase base rent when a tenant renews a rental agreement, and may change the net rent based on changes in the tenant's housing assistance qualifications.

“does not prohibit a landlord from increasing the base rent of a dwelling unit that qualifies as affordable housing when a tenant is renewing” bill text, line 32 →
§ 4 Applicability to Short-Term Agreements moderates. 83.46(4)(d)

AIThe rent increase prohibition applies only to rental agreements with a term of 13 months or less that are entered into on or after July 1, 2027.

“applies to rental agreements that have a term of 13 months or less and are entered into on or after July 1, 2027” bill text, line 38 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Judiciary
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/9/2025
Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
11/25/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 83.46
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