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.— (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.—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.
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 […]
509.036 Public food service inspector standardization.— (1) Any person performing required inspections of licensed public food service establishments for the division or its agent must: (a) Be standardized by a food service evaluation officer certified by the federal Food and Drug Administration; (b) Pass an approved food protection practices test as prescribed by s. 509.039; and (c) Pass a written […]
509.039 Food service manager certification.—It is the duty of the division to adopt, by rule, food safety protection standards for the training and certification of all food service managers who are responsible for the storage, preparation, display, or serving of foods to the public in establishments regulated under this chapter. The standards adopted by the division […]
509.049 Food service employee training.— (1) The division shall adopt, by rule, minimum food safety protection standards for the training of all food service employees who are responsible for the storage, preparation, display, or serving of foods to the public in establishments regulated under this chapter. These standards shall not include an examination, but shall provide for […]
509.072 Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund; collection and disposition of moneys received.— (1) There is created a Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund to be used for the administration and operation of the division and the carrying out of all laws and rules under the jurisdiction of the division pertaining to the construction, maintenance, and operation of public […]
509.091 Notices; form and service.— (1) Each notice served by the division pursuant to this chapter must be in writing and must be delivered personally by an agent of the division or by registered letter to the operator of the public lodging establishment or public food service establishment. If the operator refuses to accept service or evades […]
509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises.—Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments are private enterprises, and the operator has the right to refuse accommodations or service to any person who is objectionable or undesirable to the operator, but such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, […]
509.095 Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card.—Upon the presentation of a valid military identification card by an individual who is currently on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, Reserve Forces, or Coast Guard, and who seeks to obtain accommodations at a hotel, […]
509.096 Human trafficking awareness training and policies for employees of public lodging establishments; enforcement.— (1) A public lodging establishment shall: (a) Provide annual training regarding human trafficking awareness to employees of the establishment who perform housekeeping duties in the rental units or who work at the front desk or reception area where guests ordinarily check in or check […]
509.098 Prohibition of hourly rates.— (1) An operator of a public lodging establishment may not offer an hourly rate for an accommodation. (2) This section does not apply to an hourly rate charged by an operator of a public lodging establishment as a late checkout fee. History.—s. 5, ch. 2022-222.
509.101 Establishment rules; posting of notice; food service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile food dispensing vehicle registry.— (1) Any operator of a public lodging establishment or a public food service establishment may establish reasonable rules and regulations for the management of the establishment and its guests and employees; and each guest or employee staying, sojourning, […]
509.102 Mobile food dispensing vehicles; preemption.— (1) As used in this section, the term “mobile food dispensing vehicle” means any vehicle that is a public food service establishment and that is self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place and includes self-contained utilities, including, but not limited to, gas, water, electricity, or liquid waste disposal. (2) Regulation of […]
509.111 Liability for property of guests.— (1) The operator of a public lodging establishment is not under any obligation to accept for safekeeping any moneys, securities, jewelry, or precious stones of any kind belonging to any guest, and, if such are accepted for safekeeping, the operator is not liable for the loss thereof unless such loss was […]
509.141 Refusal of admission and ejection of undesirable guests; notice; procedure; penalties for refusal to leave.— (1) The operator of any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment may remove or cause to be removed from such establishment, in the manner hereinafter provided, any guest of the establishment who, while on the premises of the establishment, […]
509.142 Conduct on premises; refusal of service.—The operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment may refuse accommodations or service to any person whose conduct on the premises of the establishment displays intoxication, profanity, lewdness, or brawling; who indulges in language or conduct such as to disturb the peace or comfort of other […]
509.143 Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment; detention; arrest; immunity from liability.— (1) An operator may take a person into custody and detain that person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time if the operator has probable cause to believe that the person was engaging in disorderly conduct in violation of s. 877.03 […]
1509.144 Prohibited handbill distribution in a public lodging establishment; penalties.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Handbill” means a flier, leaflet, pamphlet, or other written material that advertises, promotes, or informs persons about a person, business, company, or food service establishment but does not include employee communications permissible under the National Labor Relations Act, other […]
