Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 898 FirstBy Engrossedthe 2022898e1Committee Aon billCommunity toAffairs; be entitled An act relating to lodging standards;

and Senators Stewart, Perry, Taddeo, Book, Berman, Bracy, Polsky, and Cruz 578-02326-22 2022898c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to tenant safety;

creating s.

509.098, F.S.;

prohibiting an operator of a public lodging establishment from offering an hourly rate for an accommodation;

providing applicability;

Page83.515 1Background screening of 4apartment CODING:employees;

employment disqualification.— (1) The landlord of a public lodging establishment Page 1 of 4 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 898 First578-02326-22 Engrossed2022898c1 2022898e1classified 83.515under Backgrounds. screening of apartment employees;

employment disqualification.— (1) The landlord of a public lodging establishment classified under s.

83.53 Landlord’s access to dwelling unit.— Page(2) 2The landlord may enter the dwelling unit at any time for the protection or preservation of 4the CODING:premises.

The landlord may enter the dwelling unit upon reasonable notice to the tenant Page 2 of 4 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 898 First578-02326-22 Engrossed2022898c1 2022898e1and (2) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit at anya reasonable time for the protectionpurpose orof preservationrepair of the premises.

The landlord may enter the dwelling unit upon reasonable notice to the tenant and at a reasonable time for the purpose of repair of the premises.

(b) Maintain a log accounting for the issuance and return Pageof 3all ofkeys 4for CODING:each dwelling unit.

(c) Establish policies and procedures for the issuance and return of dwelling unit keys and regulating the storage of, and Page 3 of 4 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 898 First578-02326-22 Engrossed2022898c1 2022898e1access ofto, allunissued keyskeys. for each dwelling unit.

(c)Upon Establishrequest policiesduring andthe proceduresdivision’s forannual inspection of the issuancepremises, anda returnlicensee ofmust dwellingprovide unitthe keysdivision andwith regulatingproof theof storagecompliance of,with andthis accesssubsection to,for unissuedthe keys.inspection.

93 Upon request during the division’s annual inspection of the premises, a licensee must provide the division with proof of compliance with this subsection for the inspection.

EffectiveExcept uponas thisotherwise actexpressly becomingprovided ain law,this sectionact, 509.098,this Floridaact Statutes,shall istake createdeffect toJuly read:1, 2022.

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.

Section 6.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.