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ituililaDepalur will <br />Busines <br />Professbhbl <br />Regulation <br />Ken Lawson, Secretary <br />August 29, 2014 <br />Representative Debbie Mayfield <br />House of Representatives <br />303 House Office Building <br />402 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399 <br />Dear Representative Mayfield: <br />Office of the General Counsel <br />J. Layne Smith, General Counsel <br />1840 North Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, Florida 32389.2201 <br />Phone: 850.488.0063 - fax: 850.922.1278 <br />Rick Scott, Governor <br />We appreciate having the opportunity to assist your constituent Dr. Conway and to respond to your <br />Inquiry of August 8, 2014. Dr. Conway submitted a complaint to the division regarding an unlicensed <br />vacation rental on March 20, 2014. The division Investigated the complaint and educated the operator of <br />the vacation rental on the procedures to follow in order to obtain a license. The establishment Is now <br />licensed as a vacation rental and in compliance with all regulations within the divislon's Jurisdiction. There <br />were additional Issues raised by Dr. Conway which fall outside the division's Jurisdiction over vacation <br />rentals. <br />As you know, local governments have always had the authority to inspect vacation rentals for building <br />code and fire safety issues. Prior to Chapter 2011-119, Laws of Florida, local governments could ban <br />vacation rentals of heavily regulate their usage. After 2011-119 became effective, local governments lost <br />that ability, This year Chapter 2014-71, Laws of Florida, (SB 356) returned some of the ability for local <br />governments to regulate vacation rentals. Additional regulations can be enacted by local governments as <br />long as they do not prohibit vacation rentals, restrict the duration of vacation rentals, or restrict the <br />frequency of vacation rentals. Therefore, any further regulations which may be needed to address Dr. <br />Conway's concerns rest with the local government in his area. <br />If you have any further questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael Martinez <br />Deputy General Counsel <br />LICENSE EFFICIENTLY. REGULATE FAIRLY. <br />WWW.MYFLORIDALICENSE.COM <br />305 <br />