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Fla. Stat. § 553.84 (2025)
Statutory civil action.
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553.84 Statutory civil action.—Notwithstanding any other remedies available, any person or party, in an individual capacity or on behalf of a class of persons or parties, damaged as a result of a material violation of this part or the Florida Building Code has a cause of action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the person or party who committed the material violation; however, if the person or party obtains the required building permits and any local government or public agency with authority to enforce the Florida Building Code approves the plans, if the construction project passes all required inspections under the code, and if there is no personal injury or damage to property other than the property that is the subject of the permits, plans, and inspections, this section does not apply unless the person or party knew or should have known that the material violation existed. For purposes of this section, the term “material violation” means a Florida Building Code violation that exists within a completed building, structure, or facility which may reasonably result, or has resulted, in physical harm to a person or significant damage to the performance of a building or its systems.
History.—s. 15, ch. 74-167; s. 88, ch. 2000-141; ss. 28, 34, ch. 2001-186; s. 3, ch. 2001-372; s. 2, ch. 2023-22.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49
cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: Comptech Intern., Inc. v. Milam Com. Park, Ltd., 753 So. 2d 1219 (Fla. 1999).
Comptech Intern., Inc. v. Milam Com. Park, Ltd., 753 So. 2d 1219 (Fla. 1999). “We quash the Third District's decision in Comptech because the economic loss rule [2] does not preclude a statutory cause of action under the Southern Building Code, section 553.84, Florida Statutes (1995), and because the computers that were damaged during the renovations of…”
COMPTECH INTERN. v. Milam Com. Park, 711 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). “" § 553.84, Fla. Stat. "Notwithstanding any other remedies" means "notwithstanding any other remedies"including a contract remedy.”
Rosenberg v. Cape Coral Plumbing, Inc., 920 So. 2d 61 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “04, Florida Statutes (2000), and that Monopoly is entitled to damages under section 553.84. In its first opinion letter, the trial court acknowledged that "nothing was mentioned about" this point but that the trial court did not believe that section 553.”
Stallings v. Kennedy Elec., Inc., 710 So. 2d 195 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998). “" § 553.84 Fla. Stat. (1996). The legislature has clearly set forth that a party can sue under section 553.”
Stone's Throw Condo. Ass'n v. SAND COVE, 749 So. 2d 520 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). “The key claims, however, for purposes of this appeal, are: (1) a section 553.84, Florida Statutes (1995), claim that the architectural firm, appellees Mouriz Salazar & Associates, Inc.”
Murthy v. Sinha Corp., 644 So. 2d 983 (Fla. 1994). “Additionally, the qualifying agent is responsible for supervising, directing, managing, and controlling both the corporation's contracting and construction activities.”
New Lenox Indus., Inc. v. Fenton, 510 F. Supp. 2d 893 (M.D. Fla. 2007). “1998)(economic loss rule does not limit claims under Fla. Stat. § 553.84 ). 71 . Fla. Stat. § 812.”
West Coast Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc. v. Johns Manville, Inc., 287 F. App'x 81 (11th Cir. 2008). “The Complaint’s ten counts are as follows: (1) fraud in the inducement (against Firestone and GAF only); (2) common law fraud; (3) fraudulent concealment; (4) negligent misrepresentation; (5) information negligently supplied for the guidance of others; (6) violations of the…”
Anderson v. Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc., 223 So. 3d 1088 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017). “Unable to resolve the matter, the Andersons' filed a three-count complaint in September 2015 alleging (1) violation of the Florida Building Code under section 553.84, Florida Statutes (2009); (2) breach of contract; and (3) violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade…”
Invo Florida, Inc. v. Somerset Venturer, Inc., 751 So. 2d 1263 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). “1999), when reviewing a statutory cause of action under the Southern Building Code, section 553.84, Florida Statutes (1995), the Florida Supreme Court held that the economic loss rule cannot be used to eliminate a statutory cause of action.”
Gen. Dynamics Corp. v. Brottem, 53 So. 3d 334 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). “” § 553.84, Fla. Stat. (2001). Like the WQAA, the building code then provided a defense to liability, and nowhere acknowledged workers’ compensation immunity as a defense.”
Edward J. Seibert, AIA, Architect & Planner, PA v. BAYPORT B. & T. CLUB ASS'N, INC., 573 So. 2d 889 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). “Because of the verdict form submitted to the jury, we are unable to determine if the jury found that Seibert was responsible because he committed professional negligence or because of section 553.84, Florida Statutes (1979), which provides a cause of action to anyone damaged as…”
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