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Florida’s Governor Signs Miya’s Law Requiring Landlords to Perform Background Checks on Potential Employees Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, has signed a bill into law aiming to make apartment complexes safer for tenants. The bill mandates background checks for all employees, institutes key-log requirements for using master keys, and increases the required notification time before entering an apartment for maintenance reasons. This new legislation, SB 898, better known as Miya's Law, is named after the 19-year-old Miya Marcano, who was found dead in 2021, a week after she went missing from her apartment. According to investigators, the suspected killer worked as a maintenance worker at the apartment complex she lived in and used a master key fob to enter her unit on the day she went missing. The suspected killer later committed suicide before law enforcement could carry out an arrest warrant. In a press release concerning the new legislation, Gov. DeSantis states, "Every tenant deserves to be safe in their own home. By signing this legislation, we are making it safer to live in a rental unit and giving renters more peace of mind in their homes. Miya's death was a tragedy, and our prayers continue to be with the Marcano family. I am proud to act on their behalf to help prevent a tragedy like that from happening to another Florida tenant." Miya's Law, sponsored by Sen. Linda Stewart and Representatives Robin Bartleman and Scott Plakon, was passed by the state's House and Senate unanimously in March of this year. Now the bill has been signed into law, concluding action on all bills passed in Florida's 2022 legislative session. Under the new law, landlords and licensees of transient and non-transient apartments must perform background screening on all potential employees as a condition of employment. In addition, candidates previously convicted of a crime involving violence or a disregard for the safety of others may lead to disqualification from employment. Additionally, the law attempts to address the availability of keys to tenants' apartments. Under the law, landlords must establish policies related to the issuance and return of keys and maintain a log accounting for the distribution and return of keys. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation's annual inspection of apartments will review compliance with these background checks and key logging policies. In light of this new legislation, landlords should immediately review their hiring policies and ensure that the background check provider can provide them with the high-quality screening they need to ensure tenant safety. Pre-employ makes background checks easy and reliable. Speak with a compliance expert today. Source

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Florida’s Governor Signs Miya’s Law Requiring Landlords to Perform Background Checks on Potential Employees

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