Today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced, beginning Monday, the state would move into a “full Phase One,” and short-term rentals can reopen if counties submit a plan for opening safely. DeSantis added, “If your plan says you’re going to accept guests from New York City, I’m probably not going to accept that.”
Throughout Florida’s shutdown, DeSantis has kept timeshares, resorts, hotels, motels, and inns open. He gave his reason for that today saying that he needed to have places to “put up” national guard if needed.
DeSantis’ message to counties: “For the vacation rentals, what we’re doing is telling counties, if you want short-term rentals—if you want them to be open—you submit your plan and you can show how they are going to be safe.”
Bars and movie theaters also remain closed, but like vacation rentals, amusement parks can submit plans to the state show they plan to reopen safely.
In addition, DeSantis further opened restaurants and retail, effective Monday to 50 percent.
I’d like to chime n on this thread please. Myself and my husband, one son and his wife live here in florida. (Orlando and Tampa). Two of my other adult children both have cancer, one a brain tumor and one advanced stage colon cancer ages 32 and almost 30. They live with spouses out of state. We currently have a vacation home in water color secured for a week to be able to get our entire family together before our son goes in for a huge surgery in Houston. Just to hear the harsh talk from those who do live full time is so hurtful. Sure, I get there is fear in the air. But many of us are taking high precaution so we don’t get sick because in one way or another it could be a death sentence for a sick family member even more so than usual. We so need this family time together, celebrating live, harmony, togetherness and life. More than anything we sanitize EVERYTHING.
Please do not group everyone coming to enjoy a little sun and fun as a problem.
Be blessed and be kind,
A momma
It’s not about keeping those coming into Florida safe. It’s about keeping those here safe. Our largest break outs happened in areas that were areas visited by out of state people right as the pandemic was hitting. A lot of condos are short term rentals, that also have full time residents in the same building. Those people do not want to have people from all over bringing in a virus infection into there buildings. You have to also think about the safety of others not just your wanting to escape for a vacation.