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.
“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.”
Evidently, the governor thinks the residents of Florida are not all that smart..National Guard troops in timeshares? Laughable.
Another observation: did the hotels and motels and the timeshares require a plan similar to that being required of short term rentals? I smell several lawsuits brewing which will cost the taxpayers of Florida.
Good luck to all the Florida small business short term rental owners. At the next election time try to remember this unfair treatment as compared to the big companies that donate to DeSantis. Your loss is their gain.
Well everybody is blowing off the rental restriction here in the Panhandle. These houses have been “turning” for a couple of weeks already. Today is even crazier.