Property owners and a vacation-rental management company have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing him of violating their constitutional rights by shutting down vacation rentals during the public health crisis caused by COVID-19.

The lawsuit "seeks to protect and vindicate fundamental liberties that citizens of the United States enjoy free from government interference" and asks a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order or injunction prohibiting enforcement of the governor's order.

DeSantis issued a March 27 executive order that blocked people from renting vacation properties during the public health emergency, but he allowed hotels, motels, inns, resorts and time-share facilities to stay open.