Florida’s HB 987 (2019 | FL) would preempt local short term rental law and establish a statewide regulatory system that:

• not allow for grandfathering local ordinances
• state supervision of rentals in lieu of local inspections
• state licensing by the state Division of Hotels and Restaurants within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
• disclsoure of a contact person including:
  •  name
  • mailing address
  • telephone number
  • email 

What’s happened in FL with short term rental laws?

• 2011 state law stops cities from prohibiting short term rentals
• 2014 the law gets softened for more local control as long as there were no minimum stay requirements

What argument is being used for local control? “Pornographic film actors using cocaine in a residential neighborhood”

Gainesvilel Sun | Legislators consider limit son local rules for vacation rentals