Miya’s Law: Florida Landlords Must Conduct Specific Background Checks for Their Apartment Employees
August 9 2022, by Jackson Lewis P.C @ www.jdspura.com
Florida’s new Miya’s Law, Fla. Stat. 83.515, imposes background screening and other specific requirements on landlords regarding their employees who work in apartments that can be classified as “nontransient” or “transient.”
Miya’s Law is named after Miya Marcano, who was killed in her apartment by a maintenance worker having access to her apartment.
Coverage
A nontransient apartment building or complex of buildings advertises at least 75 percent of its units to renters for stays longer than a month (i.e., a typical apartment building). See Chapter 509.242, Florida Statutes. A transient apartment building or building complex advertises more than 25 percent of its units to tenants for stays less than a month. An apartment building or complex must actually rent out its units for the shorter duration at least four times per year — not merely advertise as such — to qualify as transient.