Florida restaurants would be able to sell alcohol for take out and delivery under a bill approved by a Senate committee Tuesday that would would make permanent a suspension of rules the governor allowed during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation is still being put through the process. MORE: SB 148: Beverage Law Gov. Ron DeSantis […]
Vacation rental proposal on the move in Florida Senate
By Dara Kam article
A file image dated July 14, 2016 shows a bed in a boutique hotel. (Photo by Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A controversial effort to further limit local governments’ ability to regulate and inspect vacation rental properties is advancing in the Florida Senate, as the proposal’s sponsor on Tuesday assured critics that the legislation is a starting point.
As online platforms such as Airbnb have grown in popularity, regulation of short-term rental properties has become a perennial fight in the Legislature.
State law already bans local governments from passing ordinances to outlaw vacation rentals, which have raised the ire of residents who complain of investor-owned, noisy party houses in neighborhoods. Other critics maintain that owners of some rental properties are failing to properly submit state and local taxes.
Driving home with sealed mixed drinks or other alcoholic libations as part of “to go” meals, an option allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic to help restaurants, moved closer Tuesday to becoming permanent in Florida.
Florida restaurants would be able to sell alcohol for take out and delivery under a bill approved by a Senate committee that would would make permanent a.