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Can Apartment Owners Require Tenants to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine? One South Florida Landlord Is Testing the Waters

"Can I kick you out or terminate your lease because you actually have COVID? I don’t know the answer to that."

By Melea VanOstrand | September 21, 2021 at 08:09 AM

A landlord in South Florida is requiring new tenants over 18 and residents who want to renew their lease to provide evidence that they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine. But can Santiago Alvarez, who owns 1,200 units in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, legally require that?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not support vaccine and mask mandates, and signed a bill that bans businesses, educational institutions and government entities from requiring vaccine passports. The rule went into effect last week and will be enforced by the Florida Department of Health.

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