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- Jurisdiction
- Florida
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Fla. Const. art. IV, s. 1(a); Fla. Stat. ch. 252 (252.36)
- Issued
- 2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-28 ('to take immediate effect'; guests booked to check in no later than Mar. 28, 2020 excepted) (read as 2020-03-28)
- End
- Fourteen days by its terms; extended by EO 20-103 (Apr. 10, 2020, FL-020) to Apr. 30, EO 20-111 (Apr. 29, FL-021) to 12:01 a.m. May 4, and EO 20-112 s. 3.D (FL-022) for the duration of Phase 1; replaced May 18, 2020 by county-plan reopening under EO 20-123 s. 4 (FL-027) (read as 2020-04-10)
- In force
- Mar. 28, 2020 to Apr. 10, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTravel and quarantine
- Addressees
- all parties engaged in rental of vacation rental properties (Fla. Stat. 509.242(1)(c))
- third-party advertising platforms
- DBPR
- Functions reached
- LG vacation-rental operations suspended statewide
- TV
- GS
- HK advertising and booking
- CB out-of-State visitors 'fleeing to Florida'
- Collection
- Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06
Operative words
Section 1. Vacation Rentals. I hereby order all parties engaged in rental of vacation rental properties, as defined in section 509.242(1)(c), Florida Statutes, to suspend vacation rental operations. Vacation rentals are prohibited from making new reservations or bookings and shall not accept new guests for check-in for the duration of this order.... This directive shall not include the following: i. Hotels, motels, inns, resorts, non-transient public lodging establishments, or time share projects; or ii. Long-term rentals; or iii. Rental stays where guests are currently staying in a vacation rental or have previously booked a stay and are schedule to check-in no later than March 28, 2020; or iv. Rentals to persons performing military, emergency, governmental, health or infrastructure response, or travelers engaged in non-vacation commercial activities. Section 2. Violations of the Order. A. DBPR shall supplement this directive with guidance or directives as necessary to implement the order and shall take steps necessary to inspect licensed properties or third-party platforms whereby Florida vacation rentals may be advertised. B. DBPR shall revoke the vacation rental license of any party that violates this order or otherwise advertises vacation rental opportunities during the duration of this order
Enforcement
Second-degree misdemeanor, Fla. Stat. 775.082, 775.083 (s. 2.D); DBPR license revocation (s. 2.B)
Notes
Recitals: 'Florida is experiencing an increase in individuals fleeing to Florida from out-of-state locations where "shelter-in-place" orders are being implemented'; 'vacation rentals and third-party platforms advertising vacation rentals in Florida present attractive lodging destinations for individuals coming into Florida'. Scanned; read by Windows OCR (pp. 1-3).
Retrieval noteUpgrades FL-016 (verified_secondary in the FL file) to verified_primary; the DBPR-hosted copy is the regulator's own posting of the Governor's order.