Florida Statute 509.092 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 509
LODGING AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS; MEMBERSHIP CAMPGROUNDS

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F.S. 509.092

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.

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Cases Citing Statute 509.092

Total Results: 6

Sanders v. Mayor's Jewelers, Inc.

942 F. Supp. 571, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14223, 70 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,654, 76 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 355, 1996 WL 550129

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 2, 1996 | Docket: 1247485

Cited 12 times | Published

occupational or business licensure); Fla.Stat. § 509.092 (prohibiting discrimination in public lodging

Reichenbach v. Days Inn of America, Inc.

401 So. 2d 1366

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 1981 | Docket: 551103

Cited 11 times | Published

stabbed his prison guard, Richard Burke. [15] See § 509.092, Fla. Stat. (1979). See also Annot., 7 A.L.R.

Stevens v. Steak N Shake, Inc.

35 F. Supp. 2d 882, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22139, 1998 WL 953737

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 3, 1998 | Docket: 2359070

Cited 6 times | Published

1992, Fla.Stat. § 760.02 et. seq. and Fla.Stat. § 509.092.[1]See *885 Docket No. 2. Specifically, Stevens

Marchman v. St. Anthony's Hospital, Inc.

152 So. 3d 830, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20188, 2014 WL 7009720

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2014 | Docket: 2614426

Published

Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, §§ 760.01-.il; § 509.092, Fla. Stat. (2012) (FCRA). Because we conclude

Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc.

149 So. 3d 718, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16840, 2014 WL 5151621

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 2014 | Docket: 1447565

Published

establishments located in private hospitals. Section 509.092 of the Florida Civil Rights Act expressly prohibits

Stanley v. Great Glam, Inc.

161 So. 3d 457, 2014 WL 2601610, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8865

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2014 | Docket: 60247157

Published

codified at sections 760.01 through 760.11 and section 509.092 of the Florida Statutes. The limited issue