Florida Statute 83.515 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.515

83.515 Background screening of apartment employees; employment disqualification.—

(1) The landlord of a public lodging establishment classified under s. 509.242(1)(d) or (e) as a nontransient apartment or transient apartment, respectively, must require that each employee of the establishment undergo a background screening as a condition of employment.

(2) The background screening required under subsection (1) must be performed by a consumer reporting agency in accordance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and must include a screening of criminal history records and sexual predator and sexual offender registries of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

(3) A landlord may disqualify a person from employment if the person has been convicted or found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any of the following offenses:

(a) A criminal offense involving disregard for the safety of others which, if committed in this state, is a felony or a misdemeanor of the first degree or, if committed in another state, would be a felony or a misdemeanor of the first degree if committed in this state.

(b) A criminal offense committed in any jurisdiction which involves violence, including, but not limited to, murder, sexual battery, robbery, carjacking, home-invasion robbery, and stalking.

History.—s. 2, ch. 2022-222.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 83.515

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 83.515.

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Cases Citing Statute 83.515

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1987-02-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: depending on the use of the property. See also, Ch. 83-515, Laws of Florida, amending the boundaries of the…been advised as to whether the provisions of Ch. 83-515, supra, were approved by referendum. With respect…Moreover, except as noted above with respect to Ch. 83-515, Laws of Florida, you have not advised this office

Ike's Carter Pool & Maintenance Co. v. Roberts

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-05-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 432 So. 2d 137

Snippet: appellant’s brief in the Circuit Court. No. 83-515 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp