507.09 – Administrative Remedies; Penalties.
507.09 Administrative remedies; penalties.— (1) The department may enter an order doing one or more of the following if the department finds that a mover or moving broker, or a person employed or contracted by a mover or broker, has violated or is operating in violation of this chapter or the rules or orders issued pursuant to […]
507.10 – Civil Penalties; Remedies.
507.10 Civil penalties; remedies.— (1) The department may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover any penalties or damages authorized in this chapter and for injunctive relief to enforce compliance with this chapter. (2) The department may seek a civil penalty in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation […]
507.11 – Criminal Penalties.
507.11 Criminal penalties.— (1) The refusal of a mover or a mover’s employee, agent, or contractor to comply with an order from a law enforcement officer to relinquish a shipper’s household goods after the officer determines that the shipper has tendered payment of the amount of a written estimate or contract, or after the officer determines that […]
507.12 – General Inspection Trust Fund; Payments.
507.12 General Inspection Trust Fund; payments.—Any moneys recovered by the department as a penalty under this chapter shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund. History.—s. 12, ch. 2002-53; s. 14, ch. 2006-4.
507.13 – Local Regulation.
507.13 Local regulation.— (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), this chapter preempts a local ordinance or regulation of a county or municipality which regulates transactions relating to movers of household goods or moving brokers. (b) This chapter does not preempt an ordinance or regulation originally enacted by a county before January 1, 2011, or a […]
509.013 – Definitions.
509.013 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Division” means the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (2) “Operator” means the owner, licensee, proprietor, lessee, manager, assistant manager, or appointed agent of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment. (3) “Guest” means any patron, customer, tenant, lodger, boarder, or […]
509.032 – Duties.
509.032 Duties.— (1) GENERAL.—The division shall carry out all of the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable laws and rules relating to the inspection or regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety, and welfare. The division shall be responsible for ascertaining that an […]
509.034 – Application.
509.034 Application.—Sections 509.141-509.162 and 509.401-509.417 apply to transients only. This chapter may not be used to circumvent the procedural requirements of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. History.—ss. 3, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
507.01 – Definitions.
507.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Accessorial services” means any service performed by a mover which results in a charge to the shipper and is incidental to the transportation or shipment of household goods, including, but not limited to, valuation coverage; preparation of written inventory; equipment, including dollies, hand trucks, pads, blankets, and straps; […]
509.035 – Immediate closure due to severe public health threat.
509.035 Immediate closure due to severe public health threat.—The division shall, upon proper finding, immediately issue an order to close an establishment licensed under this chapter in the instance of a severe and immediate public health or safety or welfare threat as follows: (1)(a) The director shall declare a public health threat upon a proper finding by […]