Florida Statute 760.22 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 760
DISCRIMINATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS; MINORITY REPRESENTATION

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760.22 Definitions.—As used in ss. 760.20-760.37, the term:

(1) “Commission” means the Florida Commission on Human Relations.

(2) “Covered multifamily dwelling” means:

(a) A building which consists of four or more units and has an elevator; or

(b) The ground floor units of a building which consists of four or more units and does not have an elevator.

(3) “Disability” means:

(a) A person has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, or he or she has a record of having, or is regarded as having, such physical or mental impairment; or

(b) A person has a developmental disability as defined in s. 393.063.

(4) “Discriminatory housing practice” means an act that is unlawful under the terms of ss. 760.20-760.37.

(5) “Dwelling” means any building or structure, or portion thereof, which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location on the land of any such building or structure, or portion thereof.

(6) “Familial status” is established when an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years is domiciled with:

(a) A parent or other person having legal custody of such individual; or

(b) A designee of a parent or other person having legal custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.

(7) “Family” includes a single individual.

(8) “Person” includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries.

(9) “Substantially equivalent” means an administrative subdivision of the State of Florida meeting the requirements of 24 C.F.R. part 115, s. 115.6.

(10) “To rent” includes to lease, to sublease, to let, and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.

History.—s. 3, ch. 83-221; s. 1, ch. 84-117; s. 1, ch. 87-106; s. 28, ch. 89-308; s. 1, ch. 89-321; s. 1138, ch. 97-102; s. 5, ch. 2020-76.

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Cases Citing Statute 760.22

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Razner v. Wellington Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc., 837 So. 2d 437 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31557360

...ses of this case, the following meaning: A person has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, or he or she has a record of having, or is regarded as having, such physical or mental impairment.... § 760.22(7)(a), Fla....

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Dornbach v. Holley, 854 So. 2d 211 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31875013

...The final judgment is reversed, and the matter is remanded with instructions that the trial court should enter judgment in favor of the Dornbachs. Reversed and remanded. BLUE, C.J., and FULMER, J., concur. NOTES [1] "Handicap" is defined to include a person who has a developmental disability. § 760.22(7)(b)....

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Greene v. Seminole Elec. Co-Op., Inc., 701 So. 2d 646 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1997 WL 710317

...The court dismissed the complaint in part based on the court's determination that, unlike its federal counterparts, the Act protects only persons who actually are handicapped, and not persons who are perceived to have handicaps. Section 760.10 does not define "handicapped," but section 760.22(7)(a), part of the fair housing act, defines a handicapped person as one who "has a physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities ......

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Elliott v. Sherwood Manor Mobile Home Park, 947 F. Supp. 1574 (M.D. Fla. 1996).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17606, 1996 WL 683611

...The discrimination covered under this section of the Florida Fair Housing Act is the same discrimination prohibited under the Federal Fair Housing Act. See Fla.Stat. § 760.23(9). Likewise, the definition of "handicap" under the Florida Fair Housing Act is similar to its *1578 definition under the Federal Act. See Fla. Stat. § 760.22(7)....

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Hous. Opportunities Proj. for Excellence, Inc. v. Spv Realty, Lc, 212 So. 3d 419 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18680

constitute Florida’s Fair Housing Act, and section 760.22(1) defines “commission” to mean the Florida

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Hernandez v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 977 F. Supp. 1160 (M.D. Fla. 1997).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15560, 1997 WL 619224

...Similarly, under the Florida Civil Human Rights Act (FCHRA) the term handicap means "[a] person has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, or he has a record of having, or is regarded as having, such physical or mental impairment." Fla. Stat. § 760.22 Defendant PRUDENTIAL contends that plaintiff has not demonstrated that he is disabled under either the ADA or FCHRA....

...substantially limits a major life activity. Plaintiff undoubtedly has a physical impairment, [1] however, the plain language of the statutes requires that the impairment substantially limit a major life activity. 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2)(A); Fla. Stat. § 760.22....

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Solomon v. Dep't of Transp., 541 So. 2d 691 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 741, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1530, 49 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1890, 1989 WL 26749

...ar job, but does not significantly decrease that individual's ability to obtain satisfactory employment otherwise is not `substantially limiting' for purposes of the Rehabilitation Act." de la Torres v. Bolger, 610 F. Supp. 593, 596 (N.D.Tex. 1985). Section 760.22(5)(a), Florida Statutes (1987), provides, similarly, that a handicapped person "has a physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities......

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Miller v. Savanna Maint. Ass'n, 979 So. 2d 1235 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 6153, 2008 WL 1883986

...Savanna alleges that its rules prohibit Miller from operating an ALF within that community. One of Miller’s defenses is that the rule would violate the Florida Fair Housing Act because the residents are “handicapped” as that term is defined in the act. See § 760.22(7)(a), Fla....

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