Florida Statute 553.71 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

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

Chapter 553
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

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F.S. 553.71

553.71 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Commission” means the Florida Building Commission created by this part.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(3) “Housing code” means any code or rule intending postconstruction regulation of structures which would include, but not be limited to: standards of maintenance, condition of facilities, condition of systems and components, living conditions, occupancy, use, and room sizes.

(4) “Load management control device” means any device installed by any electric utility or its contractors which temporarily interrupts electric service to major appliances, motors, or other electrical systems contained within the buildings or on the premises of consumers for the purpose of reducing the utility’s system demand as needed in order to prevent curtailment of electric service in whole or in part to consumers and thereby maintain the quality of service to consumers, provided the device is in compliance with a program approved by the Florida Public Service Commission.

(5) “Local enforcement agency” means an agency of local government, a local school board, a community college board of trustees, or a university board of trustees in the State University System with jurisdiction to make inspections of buildings and to enforce the codes which establish standards for design, construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or facilities.

(6) “Local technical amendment” means an action by a local governing authority that results in a technical change to the Florida Building Code and its local enforcement.

(7) “Prototype building” means a building constructed in accordance with architectural or engineering plans intended for replication on various sites and which will be updated to comply with the Florida Building Code and applicable laws relating to firesafety, health and sanitation, casualty safety, and requirements for persons with disabilities which are in effect at the time a construction contract is to be awarded.

(8) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation.

(9) “Special inspector” means a licensed architect or registered engineer who is certified under chapter 471 or chapter 481 to conduct inspections of threshold buildings.

(10) “State enforcement agency” means the agency of state government with authority to make inspections of buildings and to enforce the codes, as required by this part, which establish standards for design, construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or facilities.

(11) “Temporary” includes, but is not limited to, buildings identified by, but not designated as permanent structures on, an approved development order.

(12) “Threshold building” means any building which is greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, or which has an assembly occupancy classification as defined in the Florida Building Code which exceeds 5,000 square feet in area and an occupant content of greater than 500 persons.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-167; s. 1, ch. 75-111; s. 1, ch. 77-365; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-7; s. 77, ch. 81-167; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 80, ch. 83-55; s. 8, ch. 83-160; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 1, ch. 84-24; s. 1, ch. 84-365; ss. 5, 6, ch. 91-172; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 93-249; s. 37, ch. 98-287; ss. 69, 70, ch. 2000-141; s. 34, ch. 2001-186; s. 3, ch. 2001-372; s. 3, ch. 2006-65; s. 58, ch. 2007-217; s. 9, ch. 2008-191; s. 413, ch. 2011-142; s. 13, ch. 2013-193.

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Amendments to 553.71

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 553.71

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 553.71.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 553.71

Total Results: 8

James Harrell v. The Ryland Group, doing business as Ryland Homes, a foreign for-profit corporation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-08-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: condition, amounting to more are defined in s. 553.71, has issued a final certificate of occupancy

Snowman v. Contractor's Examining Board

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-01-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 704 So. 2d 717, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 27, 1998 WL 2461

Snippet: the local agency established for that purpose. §§ 553.71(5), 553.73(1), Fla. Stat. (1995). It is thus the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1993-02-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 553.79(7)(a), F.S. 17 The phrase is defined in s. 553.71(5), F.S., as "the agency of local government

Edward J. Seibert, AIA, Architect and Planner, PA v. BAYPORT B. & T. CLUB ASS'N, INC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-12-11T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 573 So. 2d 889

Snippet: charged with enforcing the Standard Building Code. § 553.71(3), Fla. Stat. (1979). While acting in that capacity

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1983-11-09T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Section 8 of Ch. 83-160 adds a subsection to s 553.71, F.S., defining a "threshold building"…This latter term is defined by subsection (3) of s 553.71, F.S. (1982 Supp.), to mean "the agency of

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1980-06-16T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: considered a `local enforcement agency' for s. 553.71(3) purposes. See also s.218.31(5), F. S., for the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1980-02-06T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: enforcement agency' as that term is defined in s. 553.71(3), F. S., since such an agency must have the authority

Jones v. Hoffman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1973-02-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 272 So. 2d 529

Snippet: Corporation, a Florida Corporation, Appellees. Nos. 71-553, 71-554. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth…negligence he would recover nothing. 71-553, 71-554 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp