TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Monday, Florida’s restaurants and retail stores will be allowed to reopen, but only at 25% of full capacity and only if a local government allows it, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference on Wednesday. It’s the first phase of a three-phase process he named “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step.”
However, short-term vacation rentals will be banned during Phase 1 of the governor’s drive to reopen the state’s businesses. The ban went into effect on March 27 and has been extended by Executive Orders.
While the governor hopes that Phase 1 will last only a few weeks before the state moves to Phase 2, there is no timeline, and the vacation-rental ban remains in effect. Florida Realtors continues to advocate for the ban to be lifted.
