Florida Statute Section 509.221 requires Orlando hotels, motels, and short-term rentals to maintain sanitary, vermin-free conditions, including bed bug abatement. Landlords face habitability duties under FL §83.51 in long-term leases.
Orlando has tens of thousands of theme-park hotel rooms regulated under FL §509.221, which mandates that public lodging establishments be free of vermin. DBPR can order temporary closure of guest rooms with active bed bug infestations until professional treatment is completed and confirmed. For long-term rentals, FL §83.51 requires landlords to keep the dwelling habitable, which courts read to include extermination of bed bugs absent tenant fault. Treatment must use a Florida-licensed pest control operator under FL §482. Repeat or untreated infestations can trigger DBPR administrative complaints, license suspension, and refunds to affected guests under FL §509.241.
Hotels failing to abate documented bed bug infestations face DBPR room-level closure orders, administrative fines, and potential license suspension under FL §509.261.
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