While the law is technically in effect, Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants will now be able to enforce most of the law starting in January 2023.

Her murder sparked mandatory changes for apartment buildings across Florida. News 6 investigator Merris Badcock found that even though Miya’s Law went into effect earlier this month, many of the protections for renters may not be enforceable until next year.

A law named and filed in the honor of a murdered Central Florida student has cleared its first hurdle in the State Senate.