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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to preemption of the regulation of 2
vacation rentals; amending s. 509.032, F.S.; providing 3
that local laws, ordinances, or regulations requiring 4
vacation rental owners or operators to provide the 5
local government with certain contact information are 6
not prohibited or preempted to the state; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 509.032, Florida 12
Statutes, is amended to read: 13
509.032 Duties.— 14
(7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — 15
(a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and 16
public food service establishments, including, but not limited 17
to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of 18
personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and 19
marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted 20
to the state. This paragraph does not preempt the authority of a 21
local government or local enforcement district to conduct 22
inspections of public lodging and public food service 23
establishments for compliance with the Florida Building Code and 24
the Florida Fire Prevention Code, pursuant to ss. 553.80 and 25
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(b) A local law, ordinan ce, or regulation may not prohibit 27
vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental 28
of vacation rentals. This paragraph does not apply to any local 29
law, ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before June 1, 2011. 30
(c) Paragraph (b) does no t apply to any local law, 31
ordinance, or regulation exclusively relating to property 32
valuation as a criterion for vacation rental if the local law, 33
ordinance, or regulation is required to be approved by the state 34
land planning agency pursuant to an area of critical state 35
concern designation. 36
(d) This subsection does not prohibit a local law, 37
ordinance, or regulation from requiring a vacation rental owner 38
or operator to designate and maintain at all times with the 39
local government the name and contact infor mation of a 40
responsible party who is capable of responding to complaints and 41
other immediate problems related to the vacation rental, 42
including being available by telephone at a publicly listed 43
telephone number. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 45