Senate Bill 98 (2026) — Self-storage spaces
SB 98
Florida Bills
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 98 By Senator Harrell 31-00371-26 202698__ Page 1 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to self-storage spaces; amending s. 2 83.803, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 3 “last known address”; amending s. 83.806, F.S.; 4 revising the notice requirements of owners of self-5 storage units in order to enforce a lien on a tenant’s 6 property; amending s. 83.808, F.S.; requiring that 7 rental agreements for renters of self-storage units 8 which are entered into on or after a specified date 9 provide certain information in compliance with the 10 Self-storage Facility Act; providing that failure or 11 refusal of a tenant to designate an alternate contact 12 does not affect a tenant’s or an owner’s rights or 13 remedies; providing an exception; authorizing owners 14 of a self-storage unit to send notice to certain 15 tenants’ last known address to apprise such tenants of 16 a specified right; providing an effective date. 17 18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19 20
Section 1. Subsection (1) of
section 83.803, Florida 21 Statutes, is amended to read: 22 83.803
Definitions.—As used in ss. 83.801-83.809: 23 (1) “Last known address” means the street address or post 24 office box address provided by the tenant in the latest rental 25 agreement or, subject to any requirement in the rental 26 agreement, in a subsequent written change-of-address notice 27 provided by hand delivery, first-class mail, or e-mail. 28
Section 2. Subsections (1) and (4) of
section 83.806, 29 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 98 31-00371-26 202698__ Page 2 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 30 83.806 Enforcement of lien.—An owner’s lien as provided in 31 s. 83.805 may be satisfied as follows: 32
(1) The owner must notify the tenant and any alternate 33 contact tenant shall be notified by written notice delivered in 34 person, by e-mail, or by first-class mail with a certificate of 35 mailing to the tenant’s and, if applicable, the alternate 36 contact’s last known address and conspicuously posted at the 37 self-service storage facility or on the self-contained storage 38 unit.
If the owner sends notice of a pending sale of property to 39 the tenant’s last known e-mail address and does not receive a 40 response, return receipt, or delivery confirmation from the same 41 e-mail address, the owner must send notice of the sale to the 42 tenant by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing to the 43 tenant’s last known address before proceeding with the sale. 44
(4) After the expiration of the time given in the notice, 45 an advertisement of the sale or other disposition must shall be 46 published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of 47 general circulation in the area where the self-service storage 48 facility or self-contained storage unit is located or on a 49 public website that customarily conducts or advertises personal 50 property auctions or sales. 51 (
a) A lien sale may be conducted on a public website that 52 customarily conducts personal property auctions or sales. The 53 facility or unit owner is not required to hold a license to post 54 property for online sale. Inasmuch As any sale may involve 55 property of more than one tenant, a single advertisement may be 56 used to dispose of property at any one sale. 57 (
b) The advertisement must shall include: 58 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 98 31-00371-26 202698__ Page 3 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 1. A brief and general description of what is believed to 59 constitute the personal property contained in the storage unit, 60 as provided in paragraph (2)(b). 61 2. The address of the self-service storage facility or the 62 address where the self-contained storage unit is located and the 63 name of the tenant. 64 3. The time, place, and manner of the sale or other 65 disposition. The sale or other disposition must shall take place 66 at least 15 days after the first publication. 67 (
c) If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the 68 area where the self-service storage facility or self-contained 69 storage unit is located, the advertisement must shall be posted 70 at least 10 days before the date of the sale or other 71 disposition in at least three conspicuous places in the 72 neighborhood where the self-service storage facility or self-73 contained storage unit is located. 74
Section 3. Subsection (4) is added to
section 83.808, 75 Florida Statutes, to read: 76 83.808 Contracts.— 77
(4) Rental agreements entered into on or after October 1, 78 2026, must contain a provision that apprises the tenant of the 79 option to designate an alternate contact to receive notices 80 required by the Self-storage Facility Act and must provide space 81 in the agreement to designate the alternate contact. 82 (
a) Failure or refusal of a tenant to designate an 83 alternate contact does not affect a tenant’s or an owner’s 84 rights or remedies under this
section or under any other law. 85 The alternate contact, if any, may not have any rights to access 86 the tenant’s storage space at a self-service storage facility or 87 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 98 31-00371-26 202698__ Page 4 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. the tenant’s self-contained storage unit or the personal 88 property contained therein unless expressly stated otherwise in 89 the rental agreement. 90 (
b) For rental agreements entered into before October 1, 91 2026, an owner may send notice to the tenant’s last known 92 address to apprise the tenant of his or her right to designate 93 an alternate contact by the method specified by the owner in the 94 notice. 95