{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-509.403","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 509.403","heading":"Operator’s writ of distress.","body":"If, after a lockout has been imposed pursuant to s. 509.401, a guest fails to make agreed-upon payments on an outstanding account, or, notwithstanding s. 509.401, if a guest vacates the premises without making payment on an outstanding account, an operator may proceed to prosecute a writ of distress against the guest and the guest’s property. The writ of distress shall be predicated on the lien created by s. 713.67 or s. 713.68.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 29, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 37, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.","path":["CHAPTER 509 LODGING AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS; MEMBERSHIP CAMPGROUNDS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0509/0509.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:59Z","sha256":"674ad89ec87572a7d11bfdd1bf7ef57315d8c8ca01eb304225269ae719c4ded8","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-509.402","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-509.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}