ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — City council members will hear from residents Thursday about repealing the city's tenant bill of rights in its entirety.
St. Petersburg, along with dozens of municipalities across the state, adopted rules for how landlords should handle rent increases and evictions.
What You Need To Know
- St. Pete City Council will hear from residents Thursday about repealing city's tenant bill of rights
- City adopted rules for how landlords should handle rent increases and evictions
- But a new state law preempts those regulations, setting a statewide standard instead
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But a new state law preempts those regulations, setting a statewide standard instead.
According to the meeting's agenda, the city is considering repealing all ordinances which codified the tenant bill of rights, in order to comply with the Florida Landlord Tenant Act.
Critics say the law offers less protections for tenants than the bill of rights.
Members of the St. Pete tenants union will be speaking at the meeting to ask city leaders not to repeal the measure.