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Fla. Stat. § 553.503 (2025)

Adoption of federal standards.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2019 · leading case: Hoewischer v. Cedar Bend Club, Inc., 877 F. Supp. 2d 1212 (M.D. Fla. 2012).

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Hoewischer v. Cedar Bend Club, Inc., 877 F. Supp. 2d 1212 (M.D. Fla. 2012). · cites it 2× “Section 553.503, Florida Statutes, adopts the ADA standards for accessible design and incorporates them into the "Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction.”

Meyers v. City of Jacksonville, 754 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 553.503, Fla. Stat. "All new or altered buildings and facilities subject to ss.”

Harold Krueger v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Fla. 2d DCA 2019). · cites it 2× “According to the court, even though the Florida Accessibility Code is part of the Florida Building Code, "the Florida Accessibility Code, the particular one with which your witness's opinion is based is not a safety code and so if it's not a safety code, then I'm relying on the…”

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