Florida Statute 553.503 - 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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F.S. 553.503

553.503 Adoption of federal standards.—Subject to modifications under this part, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design, and related regulations provided in 28 C.F.R. parts 35 and 36 and 49 C.F.R. part 37, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as the law of this state and shall be incorporated into the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction and adopted by the Florida Building Commission in accordance with chapter 120.

History.—s. 1, ch. 93-183; s. 2, ch. 97-76; s. 65, ch. 2000-141; s. 59, ch. 2000-154; s. 22, ch. 2011-222.

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Hoewischer v. Cedar Bend Club, Inc.

877 F. Supp. 2d 1212, 2012 WL 2505500, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89557

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 28, 2012 | Docket: 65983177

Cited 5 times | Published

Implementation Act,” Fla. Stat. § 553.501 et seq. Section 553.503, Florida Statutes, adopts the ADA standards

Meyers v. City of Jacksonville

754 So. 2d 198, 2000 WL 380220

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2000 | Docket: 1523480

Cited 4 times | Published

and incorporated by reference as Florida law. § 553.503, Fla. Stat. "All new or altered buildings and

HAROLD KRUEGER v. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 2019 | Docket: 16193040

Published

respect to the ADA that 2See § 553.503, Fla. Stat. (2017) (adopting federal standards

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 2, 2004 | Docket: 3257451

Published

Fla. Stat. 3 Section 553.502, Fla. Stat. 4 Section 553.503, Fla. Stat. 5 See 42 U.S.C. § 12187 stating: