Fla. Stat. § 509.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.013
509.013 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Division” means the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(2) “Operator” means the owner, licensee, proprietor, lessee, manager, assistant manager, or appointed agent of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment.

(3) “Guest” means any patron, customer, tenant, lodger, boarder, or occupant of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment.

(4)(a) “Public lodging establishment” includes a transient public lodging establishment as defined in subparagraph 1. and a nontransient public lodging establishment as defined in subparagraph 2. 1. “Transient public lodging establishment” means any unit, group of units, dwelling, building, or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings which is rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 consecutive days or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests for periods of less than 30 consecutive days. 2. “Nontransient public lodging establishment” means any unit, group of units, dwelling, building, or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings which is rented to guests for periods of at least 30 consecutive days or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests for periods of at least 30 consecutive days. License classifications of public lodging establishments, and the definitions therefor, are set out in s. 509.242. For the purpose of licensure, the term does not include condominium common elements as defined in s. 718.103. (b) The following are excluded from the definitions in paragraph (a): 1. Any dormitory or other living or sleeping facility maintained by a public or private school, college, or university for the use of students, faculty, or visitors. 2. Any facility certified or licensed and regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration or the Department of Children and Families or other similar place regulated under s. 381.0072. 3. Any place renting four rental units or less, unless the rental units are advertised or held out to the public to be places that are regularly rented to transients. 4. Any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare plan and any individually or collectively owned one-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family dwelling house or dwelling unit that is rented for periods of at least 30 days or 1 calendar month, whichever is less, and that is not advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented for periods of less than 1 calendar month, provided that no more than four rental units within a single complex of buildings are available for rent. 5. Any migrant labor camp or residential migrant housing permitted by the Department of Health under ss. 381.008-381.00895. 6. Any establishment inspected by the Department of Health and regulated by chapter 513. 7. Any nonprofit organization that operates a facility providing housing only to patients, patients’ families, and patients’ caregivers and not to the general public. 8. Any apartment building inspected by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or other entity acting on the department’s behalf that is designated primarily as housing for persons at least 62 years of age. The division may require the operator of the apartment building to attest in writing that such building meets the criteria provided in this subparagraph. The division may adopt rules to implement this requirement. 9. Any roominghouse, boardinghouse, or other living or sleeping facility that may not be classified as a hotel, motel, timeshare project, vacation rental, nontransient apartment, bed and breakfast inn, or transient apartment under s. 509.242.

(5)(a) “Public food service establishment” means any building, vehicle, place, or structure, or any room or division in a building, vehicle, place, or structure where food is prepared, served, or sold for immediate consumption on or in the vicinity of the premises; called for or taken out by customers; or prepared prior to being delivered to another location for consumption. The term includes a culinary education program, as defined in s. 381.0072(2), which offers, prepares, serves, or sells food to the general public, regardless of whether it is inspected by another state agency for compliance with sanitation standards. (b) The following are excluded from the definition in paragraph (a): 1. Any place maintained and operated by a public or private school, college, or university: a. For the use of students and faculty; or b. Temporarily to serve such events as fairs, carnivals, food contests, cook-offs, and athletic contests. 2. Any eating place maintained and operated by a church or a religious, nonprofit fraternal, or nonprofit civic organization: a. For the use of members and associates; or b. Temporarily to serve such events as fairs, carnivals, food contests, cook-offs, or athletic contests. Upon request by the division, a church or a religious, nonprofit fraternal, or nonprofit civic organization claiming an exclusion under this subparagraph must provide the division documentation of its status as a church or a religious, nonprofit fraternal, or nonprofit civic organization. 3. Any eating place maintained and operated by an individual or entity at a food contest, cook-off, or a temporary event lasting from 1 to 3 days which is hosted by a church or a religious, nonprofit fraternal, or nonprofit civic organization. Upon request by the division, the event host must provide the division documentation of its status as a church or a religious, nonprofit fraternal, or nonprofit civic organization. 4. Any eating place located on an airplane, train, bus, or watercraft which is a common carrier. 5. Any eating place maintained by a facility certified or licensed and regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration or the Department of Children and Families or other similar place that is regulated under s. 381.0072. 6. Any place of business issued a permit or inspected by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under s. 500.12. 7. Any place of business where the food available for consumption is limited to ice, beverages with or without garnishment, popcorn, or prepackaged items sold without additions or preparation. 8. Any theater, if the primary use is as a theater and if patron service is limited to food items customarily served to the admittees of theaters. 9. Any vending machine that dispenses any food or beverages other than potentially hazardous foods, as defined by division rule. 10. Any vending machine that dispenses potentially hazardous food and which is located in a facility regulated under s. 381.0072. 11. Any research and development test kitchen limited to the use of employees and which is not open to the general public.

(6) “Director” means the Director of the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(7) “Single complex of buildings” means all buildings or structures that are owned, managed, controlled, or operated under one business name and are situated on the same tract or plot of land that is not separated by a public street or highway.

(8) “Temporary food service event” means any event of 30 days or less in duration where food is prepared, served, or sold to the general public.

(9) “Theme park or entertainment complex” means a complex comprised of at least 25 contiguous acres owned and controlled by the same business entity and which contains permanent exhibitions and a variety of recreational activities and has a minimum of 1 million visitors annually.

(10) “Third-party provider” means, for purposes of s. 509.049, any provider of an approved food safety training program that provides training or such a training program to a public food service establishment that is not under common ownership or control with the provider.

(11) “Transient establishment” means any public lodging establishment that is rented or leased to guests by an operator for transient occupancy.

(12) “Transient occupancy” means occupancy that is temporary. The term includes the occupancy of a dwelling unit at a hotel, motel, vacation rental, bed and breakfast inn, or timeshare project, as defined in s. 509.242, unless a written rental or lease agreement expressly states that the dwelling unit is the sole residence of the guest.

(13) “Transient” means a guest in transient occupancy.

(14) “Nontransient establishment” means any public lodging establishment that is rented or leased to guests by an operator for nontransient occupancy.

(15) “Nontransient occupancy” means occupancy that is not temporary. The term does not include the occupancy of a dwelling unit at a hotel, motel, vacation rental, bed and breakfast inn, or timeshare project, as defined in s. 509.242, unless a written rental or lease agreement expressly states that the dwelling unit is the sole residence of the guest.

(16) “Nontransient” means a guest in nontransient occupancy.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 2, ch. 83-241; s. 3, ch. 87-117; s. 31, ch. 88-90; s. 2, ch. 88-275; ss. 2, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 1, ch. 91-40; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 21, ch. 92-180; s. 1, ch. 93-53; s. 14, ch. 93-133; s. 36, ch. 94-180; s. 202, ch. 94-218; s. 42, ch. 95-210; s. 3, ch. 95-314; s. 2, ch. 96-384; s. 245, ch. 99-8; s. 7, ch. 2004-292; s. 1, ch. 2008-55; s. 25, ch. 2010-161; s. 1, ch. 2011-119; s. 1, ch. 2012-165; s. 275, ch. 2014-19; s. 1, ch. 2014-133; s. 1, ch. 2016-86; s. 2, ch. 2016-120; s. 1, ch. 2025-113.