HB 247 — Housing

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 247 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to affordable housing;

definingrevising the definition of the term "primary"accessory dwelling unit";unit" to include certain manufactured homes;

requiring, rather than authorizing, a local governmentsgovernment to adopt,adopt by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas;

requiringprohibiting such ordinancesan toordinance applyfrom prospectively;increasing parking requirements;

prohibitingproviding suchapplicability ordinancesof fromsuch includingan certainordinance; requirements or prohibitions;

removing a requirement that an application for a building permit to construct an accessory dwelling unit include a certain affidavit;

revising the accessory dwelling units that apply toward satisfying a certain component of a local government's comprehensive plan;

specifying that accessory dwelling units that provide affordable rental housing shall apply towards satisfying a certain component of a local government's comprehensive plan;

prohibiting the denial of a homestead exemption for certain portions of property on a specified basis;

requiring that a rented accessory dwelling unit be assessed separately from the homestead property and taxed according to its use;

authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to Pageassist 1in the provision of 5affordable CODING:housing for military families;

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hb247-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 247 2025 assist in the provision of affordable housing for military families;

requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to evaluate the efficacy of using mezzanine finance and the potential of tiny homes for specified purposes;

requiring the office to consult with certain entities;

requiring the office to submit a certain report to the Legislature by a specified date;

SubsectionsParagraph (3)(a) andof (4)subsection (2) and present subsection (5)(3) of section 163.31771, Florida Statutes, are amended,amended paragraph (h) is added to subsection (2) of that section, and a new subsection (5) is added to that section, to read:

(h)(a) "Primary"Accessory dwelling unit" means thean existingancillary or proposedsecondary single-familyliving dwellingunit, onthat has a separate kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping area, existing either within the propertysame wherestructure, aor proposedon accessorythe dwellingsame unitlot, wouldas bethe located.primary dwelling unit.

(3)The Byterm Decemberincludes 1,Page 2025,1 aof local2 governmentCODING: shall may adopt an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family residential use.

Such ordinance shall apply prospectively to accessory dwelling units approved after Page 2 of 5 CODING:

hb247-02-c2hb247-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 247 2025 themanufactured datehomes constructed on or after January 1, 2025, to the ordinanceNational isManufactured adopted.Housing Construction and Safety Standards.

Such(3) ordinanceA maylocal regulategovernment theshall permitting,may construction,adopt andan useordinance ofto anallow accessory dwelling unit,units, butwithout mayany notcorresponding doincrease in parking requirements, in any ofarea thezoned following:for single- family residential use.

(a)Such Prohibitordinance thedoes rentingnot orapply leasing of an accessory dwelling unit, except to prohibita theplanned renting or leasing of an accessory dwelling unit approveddevelopment afteror themaster effectiveplanned datecommunity ofas thethose ordinanceterms forare adefined termin of less than 1 month, notwithstanding s.

509.032(7)(b).163.3202(5)(b)2.

(b) Require that the owner of a parcel on which an accessory dwelling unit is constructed reside in the primary dwelling unit.

(c) Increase parking requirements on any parcel that can accommodate an additional motor vehicle on a driveway without impeding access to the primary dwelling unit.

(d) Require replacement parking if a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is converted to create an accessory dwelling unit.

(4) An application for a building permit to construct an accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the applicant which attests that the unit will be rented at an affordable rate to an extremely-low-income, very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-income person or persons.

(4)(5) Each accessory dwelling unit allowed by an ordinance adopted under this section which provides affordable rental housing shall apply toward satisfying the affordable Page 3 of 5 CODING:

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hb247-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 247 2025 housing component of the housing element in the local government's comprehensive plan under s.

163.3177(6)(f).

(5) The owner of a property with an accessory dwelling unit may not be denied a homestead exemption for those portions of property on which the owner maintains a permanent residence solely on the basis of the property containing an accessory dwelling unit that is or may be rented to another person.

However, if the accessory dwelling unit is rented to another person, the accessory dwelling unit must be assessed separately from the homestead property and taxed according to its use.

The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Page 4 of 5 CODING:

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hb247-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 247 2025 Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall evaluate the efficacy of using mezzanine finance, or second-position short-term debt, to stimulate the construction of owner-occupied housing that is affordable as defined in s.