Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotels & Restaurants v. Stein

HENDRY, Judge.

Appellant, defendant below, brings these consolidated appeals from two final judgments of the circuit court in favor of ap-pellees, plaintiffs below. Appellant originally appealed directly to the Supreme Court of Florida which, after determining that jurisdiction was properly in this court, transferred the appeals to us for consideration and determination.

Appellant is the Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, an agency of the State of Florida. Appellees, pursuant to a license issued by appellant, own and operate an apartment building in Dade…