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Fla. Stat. § 509.092 (2025)
Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises.
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509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises.—Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments are private enterprises, and the operator has the right to refuse accommodations or service to any person who is objectionable or undesirable to the operator, but such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, physical disability, or national origin. A person aggrieved by a violation of this section or a violation of a rule adopted under this section has a right of action pursuant to s. 760.11.
History.—s. 4, ch. 57-389; s. 1, ch. 70-291; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 6, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 1, ch. 2015-68.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases, 1976–2014 · leading case: Stevens v. Steak N Shake, Inc., 35 F. Supp. 2d 882 (M.D. Fla. 1998).
Stevens v. Steak N Shake, Inc., 35 F. Supp. 2d 882 (M.D. Fla. 1998). “and Fla.Stat. § 509.092. 1 See *885 Docket No.”
Reichenbach v. Days Inn of Am., Inc., 401 So. 2d 1366 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). “[15] See § 509.092, Fla. Stat. (1979). See also Annot.”
Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club, 549 So. 2d 1005 (Fla. 1989). “032 (in trauma centers); §§ 509.092, 509.141, and 509.142 (in public lodging and restaurants); § 513.”
Jeannine v. Duchateau v. Camp, Dresser & McKeee, Inc., 713 F.3d 1298 (11th Cir. 2013). “DuChateau alleged that these events gave rise to three claims for relief against Camp: (i) pregnancy discrimination under the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, Fla. Stat. §§ 509.092 , 760.01-760.11, (ii) interference with her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.”
Sanders v. Mayor's Jewelers, Inc., 942 F. Supp. 571 (S.D. Fla. 1996). “10(5) (prohibiting discrimination by persons, including individuals, against those seeking occupational or business licensure); Fla.Stat. § 509.092 (prohibiting discrimination in public lodging and public food service establishments *574 by their "operators”).”
Marchman v. St. Anthony's Hosp., Inc., 152 So. 3d 830 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “il; § 509.092, Fla. Stat. (2012) (FCRA). Because we conclude that the Commission did not err in holding that it lacked jurisdiction over hospitals even if they had coffee shops, vending machines, and cafeterias within them, we affirm.”
Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc., 149 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “Section 509.092 of the Florida Civil Rights Act expressly prohibits discrimination in public food service establishments.”
Dawn Georgette Myers v. Cent. FL Investments, 237 F. App'x 452 (11th Cir. 2007). “, and the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (FCRA), Fla. Stat. §§ 509.092 , 760.01-11. The court also remanded her state law claims of battery and false imprisonment to state court.”
Janet Velez v. Levy World Ltd. P'ship, 182 F. App'x 929 (11th Cir. 2006). “We find it unnecessary to discuss whether or not the district court had subject matter jurisdiction because Plaintiffs’ failure to establish a prima facie federal case of public accommodations discrimination also applies to their state-law claims under Fla. Stat. §§ 509.092 ,…”
Stanley v. Great Glam, Inc., 161 So. 3d 457 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “11 and section 509.092 of the Florida Statutes. The limited issue of law in this case turns on whether section 760.”
Meyer v. Haft-Gaines Co., 44 Fla. Supp. 137 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty. 1976). “§509.092, Florida Statutes. Cf. 42 U.S.C.”
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