{"id":63110,"date":"2019-06-12T16:51:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T16:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=63110"},"modified":"2019-06-12T16:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T16:51:11","slug":"gov-desantis-signs-bills-on-open-permits-online-notaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=63110","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis signs bills on open permits, online notaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 7, 2019 \u2013 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; signed two bills into law last week, HB 447 and HB 409 \u2013 a move applauded by Florida Realtors<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HB 447: Open and expired permits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rd.g001.enterprise.ipost.com\/rd\/9z2zm33vhsifq5b5padlr9gm4mrv37u8anpp7alas30\">HB 447<\/a> allows local governments to close a permit six years after issuance, as long as no apparent safety hazards exist. It also prevents local governments from penalizing property owners for an open permit applied for by a previous owner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Open and expired permits bring uncertainty to real estate transactions and can delay the closing, and in some cases, prevent a home purchase,&#8221; says 2019 Florida Realtors President Eric Sain, a Realtor and district sales manager with Illustrated Properties in Palm Beach. &#8220;That&#8217;s why we applaud the leadership of Rep. Ben Diamond and Sen. Keith Perry to sponsor this legislation, and Gov. DeSantis&#8217; decision to sign it. It will go a long way in helping homebuyers and sellers fulfill the American Dream in Florida.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The signed the open and expired permit remedies become effective on Oct. 1, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HB 409: Online remote notaries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many states throughout the nation allow the use of online remote notaries in real estate transactions, making them easier, faster and more convenient for distant consumers,&#8221; says Sain. &#8220;Thanks to Gov. DeSantis&#8217; signature and the leadership of Rep. James Grant and Sen. Jeff Brandes to create and pass this legislation, Florida now joins this crop of modern, forward-thinking states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to authorizing the use of online remote notaries, <a href=\"http:\/\/rd.g001.enterprise.ipost.com\/rd\/9z2z7oe8unm80jouk4ph4fha6863r7qbpll0044c370\">HB 409<\/a> also contains measures that protect the integrity and security of documents being notarized. The use of online remote notaries becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2019 Florida Realtors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 7, 2019 \u2013 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; signed two bills into law last week, HB 447 and HB 409 \u2013 a move applauded by Florida Realtors\u00ae. HB 447: Open and expired permits HB 447 allows local governments to close a permit six years after issuance, as long as no apparent safety hazards [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[9,59],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63111,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63110\/revisions\/63111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}