Florida Landlord Requires Tenants Get Vaccinated Defying Desantis Ban
Santiago A. Alvarez and his family own eight apartment complexes, which contain a total of around 1,200 housing units in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The Sun-Sentinel reported on Sunday that Alvarez enacted a policy on August 15 that will automatically deny applications from potential new tenants if they’re not vaccinated. Additionally, if anyone is unvaccinated when their lease comes up for renewal, they will have to move out. The rule not only applies to tenants in Alvarez’s apartments, but it also extends to employees in the complexes, who similarly must show proof that they’ve received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine....