Comments on: CALL TO ACTION #3 for HB 833 — 24-Hour Reporting for Vacation Rentals

By: Tim P.

Tim P. — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:55:13 +0000

You know i had a airbnb account and they terminated my account because I’m a RSO? Mind you I was never convicted of the SO charge but I still have to register. I guess you can not have a airbnb account if you are on the registry.

By: Education

Education — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:41:27 +0000

In reply to Brian. Yes, it has stopped some bills from becoming law.

By: jed

jed — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:38:17 +0000

After reading the new law, it seems different from the current travel law. Currently we register our temporary address at our home Sheriff office no matter what county we are going to. The way I read this one is within 24 hours of getting to the rental unit, we go to the “local” sheriff’s office to register that we are there and would not report to our Sheriff’s office unless we are there more than three days. Apparently then, we would have to notify both Sheriff offices.

“Sexual Offenders and Predators
The bill amends s. 775.21, F.S., to require sexual offenders and sexual predators to register with the
local sheriff’s office if they stay in a vacation rental for 24 hours or more (currently set at stays of 3 days
or more).”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:42:07 +0000

Message from AirBnB to hosts:

This week, Florida lawmakers advanced legislation that could negatively affect your ability to host. House Bill 833 and Senate Bill 714, if passed, would increase the regulatory burden on Hosts and empower local governments to not only increase regulation, but revoke vacation rental permits for even minor violations. Additionally, these bills would likely overburden the state, which could cause major delays on license renewals.

There’s still time to make an impact. We encourage you to email your elected officials today and ask them to Vote NO on HB 833 and SB 714.

Send an email
Additionally, we encourage you to attend the upcoming committee meetings and share with lawmakers how these new rules could hurt Hosts across the state.

Meeting 1
What: Florida House Commerce Committee
When: Monday, April 17th at 2:00 PM EST
Where: 212 Knott, 400 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Meeting 2
What: Florida Senate Appropriations. Committees on Agriculture, Environment, & General Government
When: Tuesday, April 18th at 12:00 PM EST
Where: 110 SB, 400 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399

It’s vital that you take action today and ask your lawmakers to protect your right to Host in the Sunshine State.

Thank you for hosting and for your advocacy,
The Airbnb team

By: Pariah.001

Pariah.001 — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:03:59 +0000

In reply to jed. Maby exempt for now. It seems they won't stop untill were all back on what is basically probation. My charges are 33 years old and zi have more restrictions now than when I was first home from prison. I NEVER dreamed it would get this bad here in my home state.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:46:54 +0000

In reply to Jerry. @Jerry. I go camping quite a bit and also trips on my small sailboat. I go to the office of my permanent residence location. Tell them where I'm going and when and they put the info in the 'system' and if it's a place with an address such as a state park campsite, it's listed as a temporary residence. No need to go to the local office.

By: jed

jed — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:50:16 +0000

In reply to Brian. Yea, it stopped the 24 hr notification law on all travel a while back, because it was brought to their attention that every place on the map would be reported eventually the way it was written. So now they have just changed the wording and made up another onerous law that gets around that point.

By: jed

jed — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:43:08 +0000

In reply to Jerry. Campsite is not a "dwelling unit" I would think, and would be exempt. You are bringing your own dwelling unit with you.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:23:06 +0000

I own a camper and would be utilizing camp sites either in Florida State parks or private parks.
So does that mean checking out at the home office and checking in at the office in the area where we would be staying.
And then checking out there and checking back in at the home office?

By: DMC

DMC — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:11:55 +0000

Florida is messed up with all of these “gotcha laws” laws that are logistically difficult if not impossible to comply with. Some states are entertaining or have passed laws that even with “lifetime registration”, after a certain period of time, you can petition to come off of the registry if you meet certain conditions. I would hate to be able to come off LTR in my home state only to be stuck on the Florida site because I went there on vacation.