To discourage people from fleeing to Florida from other States, Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Short Term Vacation Rentals until 04-30-2020.
- WHO IS AFFECTED BY FLORIDA'S VACATION RENTAL SUSPENSION ORDER?
- WHO CAN YOU RENT TO?
- WHO IS EXCLUDED FROM THE SHORT TERM SUSPENSION ORDER?
- OPEN HOUSE DURING VIRUS (VIDEO)
APPLIES TO SHORT TERM RENTALS - 4 PAGE PDF COPY OF
VACATION RENTAL SUSPENSION ORDER - CORONAVIRUS INFO (CDC)
WHICH RENTALS ARE AFFECTED BY FLORIDA'S VACATION RENTAL SUSPENSION ORDER?
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 includes these types of Rentals:
- House, condominium, cooperative, or dwelling unit that is also a public lodging establishment (as defined under Section 509.0 13( 4)(a), Florida Statutes;), Or
- Rented for periods of less than 30 days or 1 calendar month, whichever is less; Or
- Advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests; Or
- Which is otherwise regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation as a vacation rental (pursuant to section 509.241, Florida Statutes.)
If you're doing short term rentals, this order probably applies to you.
WHO CAN YOU RENT TO?
The order states that you can rent to persons performing military, emergency, governmental, health or infrastructure response, or travelers engaged in non-vacation commercial activities.
WHO IS EXCLUDED FROM THE SHORT TERM SUSPENSION ORDER?
The order excludes: Hotels, motels, inns, resorts, non-transient public lodging establishments, or time share projects; or Long-term rentals; or 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 Rentals to persons performing military, emergency, governmental, health or infrastructure response, or travelers engaged in non-vacation commercial activities.
OPEN HOUSE AND SHORT TERM SINGLE RENTAL PROPERTIES
Originally created for the question of doing and Open House during the Coronavirus, to the degree of disinfecting your rental, this video also applies to Short Term Rentals:
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4 Page PDF copy of Short Term Vacation Rental Suspension Order
Coronavirus Info:
cdc.gov/Covid19
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
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