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Fla. Stat. § 553.72 (2025)

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553.72 Intent.—

(1) The purpose and intent of this act is to provide a mechanism for the uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation, and enforcement of a single, unified state building code, to be called the Florida Building Code, which consists of a single set of documents that apply to the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or facilities in this state and to the enforcement of such requirements and which will allow effective and reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida at the most reasonable cost to the consumer. The Florida Building Code shall be organized to provide consistency and simplicity of use. The Florida Building Code shall be applied, administered, and enforced uniformly and consistently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The Florida Building Code shall provide for flexibility to be exercised in a manner that meets minimum requirements, is affordable, does not inhibit competition, and promotes innovation and new technology. The Florida Building Code shall establish minimum standards primarily for public health and lifesafety, and secondarily for protection of property as appropriate.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that local governments shall have the power to inspect all buildings, structures, and facilities within their jurisdictions in protection of the public health, safety, and welfare pursuant to chapters 125 and 166.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Florida Building Code be adopted, modified, updated, interpreted, and maintained by the Florida Building Commission in accordance with ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 and enforced by authorized state and local government enforcement agencies.

(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Life Safety Code of this state be adopted, modified, updated, interpreted, and maintained by the Department of Financial Services in accordance with ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 and included by reference as sections in the Florida Building Code.

(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that there be no conflicting requirements between the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Life Safety Code of the state and other provisions of the Florida Building Code or conflicts in their enforcement and interpretation. Potential conflicts shall be resolved through coordination and cooperation of the State Fire Marshal and the Florida Building Commission as provided by this part and chapter 633.

(6) It is the intent of the Legislature that the nationally recognized private sector third-party testing and evaluation system shall provide product evaluation for the product-approval system and that effective government oversight be established to ensure accountability to the state.

History.—s. 3, ch. 74-167; s. 38, ch. 98-287; ss. 71, 72, ch. 2000-141; ss. 34, 35, ch. 2001-186; ss. 3, 4, ch. 2001-372; s. 662, ch. 2003-261.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Trianon Park Condo. v. City of Hialeah, 468 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 1985).

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Trianon Park Condo. v. City of Hialeah, 468 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 1985). “" Section 553.72, Fla. Stat. (1983) (emphasis added).”

Grand Union Co. v. Rocker, 454 So. 2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). · cites it 2× “§ 553.72, Fla. Stat. (1979). In addition, evidence that the aim of the building code is the protection of the general public appears in its stated purpose: The purpose of this Code is to provide certain minimum standards, provisions and requirements for safe and stable design,…”

Cadillac Fairview of Florida, Inc. v. Cespedes, 468 So. 2d 417 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “3d DCA 1984); § 553.72, Florida Statutes (1979). While demonstrations of violations of the code are evidence of negligence, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.”

First Am. Title Ins. Co. v. Dixon, 603 So. 2d 562 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). “Trianon Park holds that in order to determine whether particular individuals or classes of individuals are to benefit from a given statute, courts must ascertain the legislative intent, either express or implied.”

Broward Cnty. Bd. of Rules & Appeals v. Rush Hampton Indus., 332 So. 2d 666 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). “” § 553.72, F.S.1974. The act contemplates the use of an Interim State Building Code culminating in a State Minimum Building Code by 1977.”

The Cottage, Inc Comfy Cottage v. Pasco Cnty. (M.D. Fla. 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 553.72(1), Fla. Stat. (2025). The Florida Building Code is intended to “allow effective and reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida .”

Keddo Enter., LLC v. Florida Bldg. Comm'n, 175 So. 3d 346 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). · cites it 4× “See § 553.72(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). To that end, the Legislature tasked the Commission with adopting the Florida Building Code, which contains rules governing the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, and demolition of public and private buildings,…”

Florida Paraplegic Ass'n v. Metro. Dade Cnty. Bd. of Rules & Appeals, 6 Fla. Supp. 2d 150 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1984). · cites it 2× “Section 553.72, Florida Statutes. Local governments are required to adopt a building code which shall cover all types of construction.”

— 553.72(1) — 2 cases

The Cottage, Inc Comfy Cottage v. Pasco Cnty. (M.D. Fla. 2025). “§ 553.72(1), Fla. Stat. (2025). The Florida Building Code is intended to “allow effective and reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida .”

Keddo Enter., LLC v. Florida Bldg. Comm'n, 175 So. 3d 346 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). “See § 553.72(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). To that end, the Legislature tasked the Commission with adopting the Florida Building Code, which contains rules governing the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, and demolition of public and private buildings,…”

— 553.72(3) — 2 cases

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