Fla. Stat. 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.

Source: Section 509.111 — Liability for property of guests, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0509.­111 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

509.013
Definitions
509.032
Duties
509.034
Application
509.035
Immediate closure due to severe public health threat
509.036
Public food service inspector standardization
509.039
Food service manager certification
509.049
Food service employee training
509.072
Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund
509.091
Notices
509.092
Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments
509.095
Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card
509.096
Human trafficking awareness training and policies for public lodging establishments
509.098
Prohibition of hourly rates
509.101
Establishment rules
509.102
Mobile food dispensing vehicles
509.103
Food delivery platforms
509.111
Liability for property of guests
509.141
Refusal of admission and ejection of undesirable guests
509.142
Conduct on premises
509.143
Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment
509.144
Prohibited handbill distribution in a public lodging establishment
509.151
Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud
509.161
Rules of evidence in prosecutions
509.162
Theft of personal property
509.191
Unclaimed property
509.211
Safety regulations
509.213
Emergency first aid to choking victims
509.214
Notification of automatic gratuity charge
509.215
Firesafety
509.221
Sanitary regulations
509.232
School carnivals and fairs
509.233
Public food service establishment requirements
509.241
Licenses required
509.242
Public lodging establishments
509.251
License fees
509.261
Revocation or suspension of licenses
509.271
Prerequisite for issuance of municipal or county occupational license
509.281
Prosecution for violation
509.285
Enforcement
509.291
Advisory council
509.292
Misrepresenting food or food product
509.302
Hospitality Education Program
509.401
Operator’s right to lockout
509.402
Operator’s right to recover premises
509.403
Operator’s writ of distress
509.404
Writ of distress
509.405
Complaint
509.406
Prejudgment writ of distress
509.407
Writ of distress
509.408
Prejudgment writ
509.409
Writ
509.411
Exemptions from writ of distress
509.412
Writ
509.413
Judgment for plaintiff when goods not delivered to defendant
509.414
Judgment for plaintiff when goods retained by or redelivered to defendant
509.415
Judgment for defendant when goods are retained by or redelivered to the defendant
509.416
Judgment for defendant when goods are not retained by or redelivered to the defendant
509.417
Writ
509.2015
Telephone surcharges by public lodging establishments
509.2112
Public lodging establishments three stories or more in height
509.2151
Dining facility firesafety requirement limitation
509.4005
Applicability of ss

Current through Fall 2025

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