"Living in Sin" Law to be Repealed by Florida Lawmakers

The 1868 law, which seems to not have been enforced, still could slap those living in sin with a second-degree misdemeanor.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Believe it or not, in spite of all the shacking up going on, and living together as an unmarried couple is still against the law in Florida.

But don't break the lease quite yet.

Two legislative committees approved the repeal of a nearly 150-year-old state law that says unmarried men and women cannot live together under the same roof. The 1868 law, which seems to not have been enforced, still could slap those living in sin with a second-degree misdemeanor.

On Monday, the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee approved Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda's House Bill 4045, which would repeal the part of a Florida statute that makes it a crime "If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together."

The bill now moves to a second House committee.

Rehwinkel Vasilinda, a Tallahassee Democrat, said current law makes it illegal for people to have male-female roommates, even without the romance.

http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/weird/2015/03/17/fla-lawmakers-move-to-abolish-living-in-sin-law/24902061/

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Our new motto should be "Florida: Two steps back, one step forward then back again."