{"id":"SEC-06-044","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Florida","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"06","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ron DeSantis","authority":"Fla. Const. art. IV, s. 1(a); Fla. Stat. ch. 252 (252.36)","instrument":"Executive Order Number 20-87","title":"Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Vacation Rental Closures","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-28 (\u0027to take immediate effect\u0027; guests booked to check in no later than Mar. 28, 2020 excepted)","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)","startDate":"2020-03-28","endDate":"2020-04-10","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","TRAV"],"addressees":["all parties engaged in rental of vacation rental properties (Fla. Stat. 509.242(1)(c))","third-party advertising platforms","DBPR"],"clause":"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)","functions":["LG vacation-rental operations suspended statewide","TV","GS","HK advertising and booking","CB out-of-State visitors \u0027fleeing to Florida\u0027"],"notes":"Recitals: \u0027Florida is experiencing an increase in individuals fleeing to Florida from out-of-state locations where \u0022shelter-in-place\u0022 orders are being implemented\u0027; \u0027vacation rentals and third-party platforms advertising vacation rentals in Florida present attractive lodging destinations for individuals coming into Florida\u0027. Scanned; read by Windows OCR (pp. 1-3).","sourceUrl":"http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/os/documents/EO_20-87.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172655id_/http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/os/documents/EO_20-87.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1028071,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-06","url":"/library/SEC-06-044","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-06-044","citation":"Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order Number 20-87 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-044)","stateName":"Florida","related":["FL-020","FL-021","FL-022","FL-027","FL-016"]}