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Florida's State Sales Tax on Real Property Commercial Leases to Decrease Effective June 1, 2024

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The Florida Department of Revenue released Tax Information Publication (TIP) 24A01-02 on April 8, 2024, indicating that the state sales tax rate on the "total rent charged for renting, leasing, or granting a license to use...more

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Florida State Sales Tax on Commercial Real Property Leases Decreases on Dec. 1, 2023

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 7063 into law on May 25, 2023, which provides short-term and long-term tax relief for Florida taxpayers. (See Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...more

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Checklist for Landlords While Eviction Moratoria Are in Effect in Florida

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Times are challenging for multifamily landlords with nonpaying tenants. Landlords depend on rent to pay taxes, insurance, maintenance, management fees, debt service, and other expenses related to the property. Government...more

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Governor DeSantis Extends Florida's Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures to October 1

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On Monday, September 1, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis extended (for a fifth time) a previous executive order that suspended and tolled the Florida statutes that provide for final action at the conclusion of a...more

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Update: Florida Extends Narrowed Evictions Ban Through October 1

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Once again, on the last day before Florida’s modified eviction ban was due to expire, Gov. Ron DeSantis extended Executive Order 20-180, which restricts certain real estate evictions. Executive Order 20-180 is now effective...more

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Florida Governor Renews Housing Protections for Florida Families

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Florida, like the majority of the United States, has enacted several economic protections in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including eviction moratoriums for the non-payment of rent. ...more

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Further Extension of Governor’s Order Prohibiting Evictions and Foreclosures in Florida

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Governor DeSantis previously issued Executive Order 20-94 on April 2, 2020, suspending and tolling any statute providing for a mortgage foreclosure or residential eviction due to non-payment of rent that, after several...more

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Governor DeSantis Extends Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium until September 1

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On July 29, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 20-180 that extended (for a fourth time) his previous executive order which effectively put a moratorium in place on mortgage foreclosures and residential...more

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Gov. DeSantis Signs Law to Address Emotional Support Animals in Housing

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On June 24, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1084 into law, prohibiting housing discrimination for people with a disability-related need for an emotional support animal (ESA)....more

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Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Defining Emotional Support Animals and Criminalizing Their Falsification

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On the heels of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issuing new guidance as to what it considers to be the best practices for housing providers when they are presented with requests for “emotional...more

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Further Florida Executive Orders In Response To COVID-19

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued two further executive orders in the last seven days to address COVID-19. Executive Order 20-103 was signed on April 10, 2020 and extends until April 30, 2020 Executive Order 20-87,...more

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