Florida Statute 509.111 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 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. 509.111

509.111 Liability for property of guests.—

(1) The operator of a public lodging establishment is not under any obligation to accept for safekeeping any moneys, securities, jewelry, or precious stones of any kind belonging to any guest, and, if such are accepted for safekeeping, the operator is not liable for the loss thereof unless such loss was the proximate result of fault or negligence of the operator. However, the liability of the operator shall be limited to $1,000 for such loss, if the public lodging establishment gave a receipt for the property (stating the value) on a form which stated, in type large enough to be clearly noticeable, that the public lodging establishment was not liable for any loss exceeding $1,000 and was only liable for that amount if the loss was the proximate result of fault or negligence of the operator.

(2) The operator of a public lodging establishment is not liable or responsible to any guest for the loss of wearing apparel, goods, or other property, except as provided in subsection (1), unless such loss occurred as the proximate result of fault or negligence of such operator, and, in case of fault or negligence, the operator is not liable for a greater sum than $500, unless the guest, prior to the loss or damage, files with the operator an inventory of the guest’s effects and the value thereof and the operator is given the opportunity to inspect such effects and check them against such inventory. The operator of a public lodging establishment is not liable or responsible to any guest for the loss of effects listed in such inventory in a total amount exceeding $1,000.

History.—s. 4, ch. 1999, 1874; RS 873; GS 1231; RGS 2355; s. 11, ch. 9264, 1923; s. 1, ch. 12052, 1927; CGL 3759; s. 40, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 3759; s. 1, ch. 23931, 1947; s. 2, ch. 28129, 1953; s. 6, ch. 73-325; s. 1, ch. 73-364; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 8, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 11, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 671, ch. 97-103.

Note.—Former s. 510.04.

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Amendments to 509.111

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 509.111

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 509.111.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 509.111

Total Results: 15

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Lewis Tein, P.L.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-08-09

Citation: 227 So. 3d 656

Snippet: matter of the opposing party’s claim.” Id. at 509, 111 S.Ct. 905; Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(a). Even where the

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. McCor

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-15

Citation: 903 So. 2d 353, 2005 WL 1397400

Snippet: Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe, 498 U.S. 505, 509, 111 S.Ct. 905, 112 L.Ed.2d 1112 (1991). "Absent an

Charles Bernard, Ltd. v. Tobias Jewelry Ltd.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-02-16

Citation: 751 So. 2d 711, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 1330, 2000 WL 159149

Snippet: should have been limited pursu*714ant to chapter 509.111, Florida Statutes (1995). That chapter limits an

Hanover Insurance Co. v. Marriott International, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-11-20

Citation: 685 So. 2d 894, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 12238

Snippet: Marriott and, pursuant to sections 509.101 and 509.111, Florida Statutes (1993), the trial court limited

David v. Prime Hospitality Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-07-10

Citation: 676 So. 2d 1049, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 7072, 1996 WL 382231

Snippet: respondent's liability in accord with section 509.111, Florida Statutes *1050 (1993).[1] That order in

Southernmost Affiliates v. Alonzo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-05-24

Citation: 654 So. 2d 1066, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 5625, 1995 WL 316555

Snippet: the hotel’s liability was limited under Section 509.111(2), Florida Statutes (1993), to a maximum of $500

Howard Johnson Co. v. Fair

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-02-20

Citation: 575 So. 2d 723, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 1600, 1991 WL 27169

Snippet: address Howard Johnson’s contention that section 509.111(2), Florida Statutes (1985),1 limited its liability

Fennema v. Howard Johnson Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-04-03

Citation: 559 So. 2d 1231, 1990 WL 37430

Snippet: review is whether an innkeeper may rely on Section 509.111, Florida Statutes (1985), which limits an innkeeper's

Millman v. Howard Johnson's Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-11-15

Citation: 533 So. 2d 901, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2510, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4957, 1988 WL 120889

Snippet: verdict and judgment to $500 pursuant to section 509.111(1), Florida Statutes (1983),2 on the ground that

Florida Sonesta Corp. v. Aniballi

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-02-05

Citation: 463 So. 2d 1203

Snippet: the Hotel's compliance with sections 509.101 and 509.111, Florida Statutes (1979). The second circuit court

Great American Ins. Co. v. Coppedge

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-09-23

Citation: 405 So. 2d 732

Snippet: applicability of the Florida Innkeeper's Statute, Section 509.111, Florida Statutes (1979), is called into question

Elson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-09-23

Citation: 337 So. 2d 959

Snippet: innkeeper for loss of guests' property. Fla. Stat. § 509.111, F.S.A. It is only natural that the circumstances

Garner v. Margery Lane, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-11-13

Citation: 242 So. 2d 776

Snippet: *777 limiting defendant's liability under F.S. 509.111(1)[1], F.S.A. (popularly known as the "Innkeper's

Safety Harbor Spa, Inc. v. High

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-02-02

Citation: 137 So. 2d 248

Snippet: The appellant argues that Florida Statutes, § 509.111, F.S.A., which deals with the liability of innkeepers

Cole v. Carmell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-05-26

Citation: 112 So. 2d 278, 1959 Fla. App. LEXIS 2924

Snippet: found, should be limited to $100, pursuant to § 509.111(2), Fla.Stat., F.S.A.1 Subsequently, the jury returned