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Florida Statute 553.503 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 553.503 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 553.503 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 553.503

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·Hoewischer v. Cedar Bend Club, Inc., 877 F. Supp. 2d 1212 (M.D. Fla. 2012).

Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2012 WL 2505500, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89557

...Plaintiff also asserts this suit is brought pursuant to the "Florida Accessibility Code.” Amended Complaint at 1. The Court presumes Plaintiff is actually referring to the "Florida Americans With Disabilities Accessibility Implementation Act,” Fla. Stat. § 553.501 et seq. Section 553.503, Florida Statutes, adopts the ADA standards for accessible design and incorporates them into the "Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction.” ....
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Cited as authorityLopez (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityGrey (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityBetancourt (2023)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Meyers v. City of Jacksonville, 754 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 380220

...Subject to certain exceptions inapplicable in this case, the 1991 federal Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (the Guidelines), as adopted by reference in 28 C.F.R., part 36, subparts A & D, and Title II of Public Law Number *203 101-336, have been adopted and incorporated by reference as Florida law. § 553.503, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2014)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2012)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authoritySorel (2011)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Harold Krueger v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Fla. 2d DCA 2019).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...uilding 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 case law with respect to the ADA that 2See § 553.503, Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2004).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...cation for violations and penalties), and 22.310 (building official and fire chief authorized to inspect vacant buildings for compliance with building, housing, fire, and health codes). 2 Section 553.501 , Fla. Stat. 3 Section 553.502 , Fla. Stat. 4 Section 553.503 , Fla....

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