NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Keys Weekly's website.
Monroe County has made the decision to close all hotels, campgrounds, short-term rentals and other lodging establishments as of Sunday, March 22 at 6 p.m. Monroe County officials met on March 20, to clarify the order. The goal is to reduce the number of people in the Florida Keys.
Keys Weekly writer, Sara Matthis, covers in her article, "Essentially, anyone who is in a short term rental — be that a timeshare condo, marina slip, mooring ball, house, apartment, hotel room or RV park — must leave by Sunday night." The only exception to that rule are leisure and vacation renters who are occupying a 28-day rental (monthly) or seasonal rental (multi-monthly). Someone who is halfway through a month long rental, for example, can stay and leave at the end of the contract. However, this order does not apply to essential workers from outside the county.
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