A bill has been introduced that intends to improve tenant safety in apartment buildings after a Caribbean teen was murdered last year by a maintenance worker in the Florida apartment complex in which she lived. “Miya’s Law” requires landlords to conduct background screening for all apartment employees and it must include a national screening of criminal history records and sexual predator and sexual offender registries. The bill also requires landlords to establish written policies and procedures for the storage and management of master keys and other electronic keys to ensure former employees or unauthorized users can no longer access them.
