SB 512: Vacation Rentals – Introduced this legislative session
It’s that time of year again. The time when new bills start being introduced this legislative session. One of the first to come up on our radar is SB 512, which is a resurfacing of a failed bill from last year, the crux of it’s impact on our population would be that it would require a “Vacation Rental” to be registered as a Temporary Residence, but then defines that vacation rental as a place where a person “lodges for 24 hours or more”!
There was once a time when you can take a 14 day vacation and not have to register. Then it became 5 days. Then it became 3, and now, if this bill passes, we’re down to 24 hours.
We’ve seen similar vacation rental bills come and fail over the past few years, so we hope this one will see the same fate, still, while it’s hanging out there it’s a concern.
This bill was introduced a couple days ago and can be tracked here: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/512/?Tab=BillHistory.
Thanks to Jerry from our Legislative Committee for being our eyes and ears.
In Isiah 13:11 it says talks about wicked and punishment here’s a reference https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Punishment-Of-The-The-Wicked
You see nothing wrong with a little with righteousness and guidance in this world or day and age but the bible is also a guide for mankind and yes it is filled with knowledge and wisdom that we all need to seek and search much of this out out. Sure I was scared in my own situation and when they gave me a plea deal that sounded so out of place as far as much of this whole deceptive ordeal goes.
Yes I visited my uncle in Pompano and he told me you don’t want to get in jail here. Yes I had a little spell of drinking when I grew up but this ordeal is a bit more than drinking to say the least.
At least my grandparents, mom, and myself and got to see Miami and their son back in the mid 70’s but this registry is a bit much in many ways for maany men and women. That’s why righteousness needs to be in true government and much of this registry gone by the way in its understanding by this inducement.
Still no end in sight!!!! Can’t take much more!!!. But got too!!!. “NOT”. 😠
So our official (FAC) position is, we take no position on the bill overall except that the sentence in Lines 606-607 be struck through (if that’s the technical term).
Do I have that right?
Then we can leave it to the special interests on both sides to debate the rest of the bill.
Amplifying information:
Line 606 of SB 512 s. 775.21(2)(n) “Temporary residence”:
The term also includes a vacation rental, as defined in s. 509.242(1)(c), where a person lodges for 24 hours or more.
s. 509.242(1)(c) at http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0509/Sections/0509.242.html
Vacation rental.—A vacation rental is any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit that is also a transient public lodging establishment but that is not a timeshare project.
SB 512 is sponsored by Senator Burgess
https://flsenate.gov/Senators/S20
The House companion bill HB 325 is sponsored by Rep. Fischer
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4639&LegislativeTermId=89
As always, grateful for our legislative committee.