A Florida landlord who owns eight apartment complexes has told his tenants that they need to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face eviction. Santiago A. Alvarez, 80, who owns properties in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, told new tenants and his employees that they had to show proof of vaccination by Aug. 15, while existing tenants need to provide proof of vaccination before their leases are renewed. He confirmed the directive to the Washington Post on Sept. 15. “You don’t want to get vaccinated? You have to move,” Alvarez told the Post. “And if you don’t move, one must move forward with eviction.” He then added: “It’s a lack of consideration for your neighbor, it’s a lack of consideration to their own families, to their children.” His attorney, Juan C. Zorrilla, claimed that the directive isn’t violating Gov. Ron DeSantis’s order barring the usage of vaccine passports in the state. Tenants, he …
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