Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 509.402 (2025)
Operator’s right to recover premises.
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509.402 Operator’s right to recover premises.—If the guest of a public lodging establishment vacates the premises without notice to the operator and the operator reasonably believes the guest does not intend to satisfy the outstanding account, the operator may recover the premises. Upon recovery of the premises, the operator shall make an itemized inventory of any property belonging to the guest and store such property until a settlement or a final court judgment is obtained on the guest’s outstanding account. Such inventory shall be conducted by the operator and at least one other person who is not an agent of the operator.
History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 28, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 36, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1994–1994 · leading case: United States v. Tam Wai-Keung, 845 F. Supp. 1548 (S.D. Fla. 1994).
United States v. Tam Wai-Keung, 845 F. Supp. 1548 (S.D. Fla. 1994). “§ 509.402 (West 1988). In no case can the defendants show that they had a legitimate expectation of privacy in any of the rooms.”
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