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Florida Statute 252.51 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 252.51 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 252.51 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
252.51 Liability.—Any person or organization, public or private, owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation, other than payment or reimbursement of costs and expenses, grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation by the local emergency management agency or use of the whole or any part of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual, impending, mock, or practice emergency, together with her or his successor in interest, if any, shall not be liable for the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate or premises during the actual, impending, mock, or practice emergency, or for loss of, or damage to, the property of such person, solely by reason or as a result of such license, privilege, designation, or use, unless the gross negligence or the willful and wanton misconduct of such person owning or controlling such real estate or premises or her or his successor in interest is the proximate cause of such death, injury, loss, or damage occurring during such sheltering period. Any such person or organization who provides such shelter space for compensation shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state or its applicable agency or subdivision for the purposes of s. 768.28.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-285; s. 32, ch. 83-334; s. 137, ch. 95-148; s. 8, ch. 2000-140.

Cases Citing F.S. 252.51

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·Fleetwood Homes of Florida, Inc. v. Reeves, 833 So. 2d 857 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31875183

...(2001) (acupuncture instructors); § 539.001(6)(a)(4), Fla. Stat. (2001) (pawnbrokers); § 686.402(10)(a), Fla. Stat. (2001) (individuals in franchise relationships who commit fraudulent misrepresentation). "Gross negligence" by a government entity waives sovereign immunity in many contexts. See § 252.51, Fla....
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