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

Total Results: 2

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1987-02-09

Snippet: depending on the use of the property. See also, Ch. 83-515, Laws of Florida, amending the boundaries of the

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-05-04

Citation: 432 So. 2d 137, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19928

Snippet: DOWNEY, Judge. By petition for writ of certiorari petitioner seeks an order of this court quashing a decision of the circuit court, entered in its appellate capacity, which granted respondents’ motion to quash petitioner’s appeal because petitioner failed to timely file an appellant’s brief. We have reviewed the petition and respondents’ reply, together with the appendix presented, and hold that the order of the circuit court “quashing” the appeal is a departure from the essential requirements of