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19 rowsJul 01, CS/HB Private Property Rights. GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee; La Rosa; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sabatini. Private Property Rights; Prohibits local governments from requiring notices, applications, approvals, permits, fees, or mitigation for pruning, trimming, or removal of trees on residential property if property owner obtains specified documentation; prohibits local governments from requiring property owners to replant such trees. Recent legislative action, CHAPTERCommittee Substitute for House Bill No.has charged ISA Certified Arborists with the authority to advise residential tree owners about the potential risk their tree (s) pose to people and/or property prior to pruning or removal.

Click on information and updates below: New Florida Tree Law. Florida Chapter ISA Position Paper. Jun 06, The Florida Statutes.

Tree pruning, trimming, or removal on residential property.-. (1) A local government may not require a notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on residential property if the property owner obtains documentation from an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture or a Florida. In JuneGovernor DeSantis signed Florida House Bill into law expanding residential equipment rental stump grinder property owner’s rights for the removal of trees on their land.

This law was meant to stop local governments from enforcing permits, stop work orders, fines and remediation on owner’s who need to remove trees on their property which present a danger to persons or property.

Dec 17, Four Things Hillsborough County Residents Need to Know About CS/HB House Bill bans the regulation of dangerous trees on residential property by local government, but that doesn't give property owners free range to trim, prune, or remove trees as they please. Here are the facts about the Private Property Rights Protection Act, which went into effect July 1,and what they mean Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.

Jul 16, A new law in Florida bans local governments from regulating tree removal and re-planting on private property. The new legislation called. The removal of a tree on the boundary by one landowner without the consent or authorization of the adjoining landowner may result in liability for “reduction in value of the land resulting from removal of the tree” as well as for the “loss of the ornamental value and creature comforts provided by the tree” (Elowsky v.

Gulf Power Company, So. 2d[Fla. 1st DCA ]). Feb 07, Currently, municipalities and the state have rules that might seem in conflict with each other. For years, cities and counties required property owners to pay a fee and get a permit to remove Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.

Jul 17, State law prohibits cities from requiring permit to cut down trees. TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) - If you have a tree causing problems in your yard, you no longer need a permit to cut it down under a new Florida law. Cities used to require a permit and approval from an arborist, but new state law Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.