Florida Statute 553.72 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 553
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

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553.72 Intent.—

(1) The purpose and intent of this act is to provide a mechanism for the uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation, and enforcement of a single, unified state building code, to be called the Florida Building Code, which consists of a single set of documents that apply to the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or facilities in this state and to the enforcement of such requirements and which will allow effective and reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida at the most reasonable cost to the consumer. The Florida Building Code shall be organized to provide consistency and simplicity of use. The Florida Building Code shall be applied, administered, and enforced uniformly and consistently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The Florida Building Code shall provide for flexibility to be exercised in a manner that meets minimum requirements, is affordable, does not inhibit competition, and promotes innovation and new technology. The Florida Building Code shall establish minimum standards primarily for public health and lifesafety, and secondarily for protection of property as appropriate.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that local governments shall have the power to inspect all buildings, structures, and facilities within their jurisdictions in protection of the public health, safety, and welfare pursuant to chapters 125 and 166.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Florida Building Code be adopted, modified, updated, interpreted, and maintained by the Florida Building Commission in accordance with ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 and enforced by authorized state and local government enforcement agencies.

(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Life Safety Code of this state be adopted, modified, updated, interpreted, and maintained by the Department of Financial Services in accordance with ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 and included by reference as sections in the Florida Building Code.

(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that there be no conflicting requirements between the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Life Safety Code of the state and other provisions of the Florida Building Code or conflicts in their enforcement and interpretation. Potential conflicts shall be resolved through coordination and cooperation of the State Fire Marshal and the Florida Building Commission as provided by this part and chapter 633.

(6) It is the intent of the Legislature that the nationally recognized private sector third-party testing and evaluation system shall provide product evaluation for the product-approval system and that effective government oversight be established to ensure accountability to the state.

History.—s. 3, ch. 74-167; s. 38, ch. 98-287; ss. 71, 72, ch. 2000-141; ss. 34, 35, ch. 2001-186; ss. 3, 4, ch. 2001-372; s. 662, ch. 2003-261.

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Trianon Park Condo. v. City of Hialeah, 468 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 1985).

Cited 228 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 53 U.S.L.W. 2522, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 210, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 2962

...s negligent inspection of their property. The act itself states that its purpose and intent is to "allow reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida at the most reasonable cost to the consumer." Section 553.72, Fla....

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Cadillac Fairview of Florida, Inc. v. Cespedes, 468 So. 2d 417 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

Cited 20 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...Furthermore, the South Florida Building Code is a statute regulating the construction of buildings. Its purpose is for the protection of the public, not construction workers like Cespedes. Grand Union Co. v. Rocker, 454 So.2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); § 553.72, Florida Statutes (1979)....

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Grand Union Co. v. Rocker, 454 So. 2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...uilding codes which contain standards flexible enough to cover all phases of construction and which allow reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida at the most reasonable cost to the consumer. § 553.72, Fla....

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First Am. Title Ins. Co. v. Dixon, 603 So. 2d 562 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 161618

...The Florida Supreme Court reversed a finding of liability on the part of the city, holding that the legislative intent in enacting the building code was to "allow reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people in Florida." Id. at 922, quoting from section 553.72, Florida Statute (1983)....

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Keddo Enter., LLC v. Florida Bldg. Comm'n, 175 So. 3d 346 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13197, 2015 WL 5163747

...1 The Commission determined that Storm Stoppers was exempt from statewide approval but was not exempt from local approval under section 553.8425. The regulation of design, construction, and repair of buildings and other structures is governed by Chapter 553, Florida Statutes. See § 553.72(1), Fla....

...e buildings, structures, and facilities. See § 553.73(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). Furthermore, the Commission must maintain, modify, and interpret the Florida Building Code in accordance with certain provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. See §§ 553.72(3), 553.77(l)(a), Fla....

...We decline to take sides on the plywood/plywood-alternative debate. The .Commission would have to amend the Florida Building Code to grant this exemption, which is beyond the scope of a declaratory statement. Although the Commission is responsible for adopting and modifying the Florida Building Code, see section 553.72(3), Fla....

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Broward Cnty. Bd. of Rules & Appeals v. Rush Hampton Indus., 332 So. 2d 666 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14446

...codes which contain standards flexible enough to cover all phases of construction and which will allow reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida at the most reasonable cost to the consumer.” § 553.72, F.S.1974....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...-range development plans; issuance of such permit must be based solely on compliance with applicable pollution control standards and rules). 9 Section 255.25 (1)(a), F.S. (1990 Supp.). 10 Section 255.25 (5), supra . 11 Section 255.25 (6), supra . 12 Section 553.72 , F.S....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1986).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

welfare for all the people of Florida. . . ." Section 553.72, F.S. See, s. 553.79(4), F.S., granting authority

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2008).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

is licensed by the licensing entity." (e.s.) Section 553.72, Florida Statutes, sets forth the Legislature's