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Fla. Stat. § 553.70 (2025)

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553.70 Short title.This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Building Codes Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 74-167; s. 1, ch. 77-365.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: Pulte Home Corp. v. Smith, 823 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
Pulte Home Corp. v. Smith, 823 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). · cites it 2× “Second, the complaint addresses the Defendants' construction of houses which do not comply with the State Minimum Building Codes as codified at § 553.70, et sequitur, Fla. Stat. and the resultant harm suffered by persons who purchased and/or live in PULTE'S houses, including…”
Broward Cnty. Bd. of Rules & Appeals v. Rush Hampton Indus., 332 So. 2d 666 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). “The issue for our determination is whether the passage of The Florida Building Codes Act of 1974, Chapter 74-167, Laws of Florida (codified in §§ 553.70-553.87 F.S.1974), requires that appeals from decisions of the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals be to the Florida…”
Wal-Mart Stores East, LP v. Johnson (Fla. 2d DCA 2026). “According to expert testimony at trial, the NEC requires that all metal junction boxes contain grounded wires that render the box safe to touch, that all exposed wires within 1 See §§ 553.70-.898, Fla. Stat. (2020). 2 junction boxes are "capped" with plastic covers screwed to…”
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