Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
June 6, 2024386 So. 3d 876
Summary
In this original rulemaking proceeding, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted revised amendments to the civil procedure rules and specified forms, effective July 1, 2024. The amendments require ultimate facts supporting affirmative defenses, clarify rejection of nonbinding arbitration decisions and requests for trial, and revise residential eviction summons and answer forms. The court declined to adopt the proposed change eliminating the filing of arbitrators’ decisions and requested a revised proposal. No separate opinions were filed.