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On Apr 29, Governor DeSantis signed HB 615: Electronic Delivery of Notices Between Landlords and Tenants into law. This is a huge win for the Property Management industry!
In the words of Harry Heist, Attorney with Heist, Weiss, and Wolk, PLLC and Author of the bill - "...in my opinion this is the most important and tangible ... legislative change to the Landlord/Tenant Act in decades."
This bill effectively allows landlords and property managers to deliver notices to their tenants via email. This includes:
- 3-day, 7-day, and 8-day Non-Payment of rent notices
- Lease violation notices
- HOA violation notices
- Property maintenance notices
Previously, all such notices had to be hand-delivered and posted to the property door if the resident was not available at the time of delivery.
Read the bill: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=81226&SessionId=105
Why Is This Such A Huge Win?
At Wilson Management Group, we view this a Triple Win. This is a term coined by one of our favorite industry partners, Second Nature. They view any product, service, or legislative change that benefits the Property Manager, AND the Property Owner Client, AND the Resident to be the ultimate goal. You’ve hit the trifecta of winning on all sides.
This bill is definitely a positive change for all parties involved!
How Is This A Triple Win?
Property Manager: Efficiency & Safety – Property Managers will experience a massive shift in efficiency by eliminating the drive time and gas expense involved with personally delivering notices. This is also a boost for their safety, as they will no longer be faced with potentially angry and belligerent residents upon notice delivery.
Property Owner Client: Better Bang for their Buck - Every efficiency that a Property Manager can adopt means that they are able to accomplish more in less time. This means the Owner Client is receiving more work for the same price.
Residents: Privacy – Let’s face it, no one likes their business splashed on the front page, especially when they aren’t doing well in that moment. Having a notice posted to the property front door is an advertisement to the neighborhood that something isn’t right. With electronic notice delivery via email, these types of temporary setbacks or challenges are dealt with privately and more securely, as they should be.
When Does This Law Go Into Effect?
HB 615: Electronic Delivery of Notices Between Landlords and Tenants was approved and signed by Governor DeSantis on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The law goes into effect Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
How Did This Bill Happen?
We’d like to offer our sincere thanks to the Law Offices of Heist, Weiss, and Wolk, PLLC who work tirelessly on behalf of the Property Management industry. Harry Heist, Attorney and Partner, authored this bill and worked in concert with the Florida Apartment Association and the National Association of Residential Property Managers to lobby for this bill and monitor its progress through the House and Senate. If ever there was an example of grassroots work to change policies, this bill is it.
We are thrilled to see this legislation come to fruition and we look forward to the efficiency, safety, financial gains, and privacy that this law affords our property managers, clients, and residents. A triple win indeed!
