F.S. 633.312 Inspection of fire control systems, fire hydrants, and fire protection systems. - (3)(b) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules to implement a uniform summary inspection report and submission procedures to be used by all third-party vendors and local authorities having jurisdiction. For purposes of this section, a uniform summary inspection report must record the address at which where the fire protection system or hydrant is located, the company and person conducting the inspection and their license number, the date of the inspection, and the fire protection system or hydrant inspection status, including the total number of deficiencies found, separated into critical and noncritical categories, and a brief description of impairment deficiencies . a brief summary of each deficiency, critical deficiency, noncritical deficiency, or impairment found. A contractor’s detailed inspection report must also be provided, but is not required to follow the uniform summary inspection report format. The State Fire Marshal shall establish by rule a submission procedure for each means provided under paragraph (a) by which a local authority having jurisdiction may accept uniform summary inspection reports. Each of the submission procedures must allow a contractor to attach additional documents with the submission of a uniform summary inspection report, including a physical copy of the contractor’s detailed inspection report. A submission procedure may not require a contractor to submit information contained within the detailed inspection report. unless the information is required to be included in the uniform summary inspection report. Outside of the Live Local Act, the bill also authorizes local governments to approve affordable housing development on land owned by a religious institution containing a house of worship regardless of underlying zoning. The bill enacts a state policy related to supporting public sector, health care facility, and hospital employer-sponsored housing to meet a federal requirement related to tax- advantaged funding. residential property for sale or lease to include commercial properties. The procedures in the bill are like procedures enacted during the 2024 Legislative Session for the removal of an unauthorized person from a residential dwelling. The bill also amends that 2024 enactment to add an express grant of authority to a sheriff to use reasonably necessary force to enter a property and corrects a cross-reference.
of areas or devices outside the scope of permitted work, as needed on permit applications. (6) A local government that fails to meet a deadline under subsection (3) or subsection (4) must refund the permit fee by 10 percent for each business day after such failure, unless the local government and contractor agree in writing to a reasonable extension of time, the delay is caused by the applicant, or the delay is attributable to a force majeure or other extraordinary circumstances. Each 10-percent refund shall be based on the original amount of the permit fee. (7) By October 1, 2025, a local enforcement agency must establish a simplified permitting process that complies with this section. F.S. 633.202 Florida Fire Prevention Code. - (9)(a) The State Fire Marshal shall make rules that implement this section and ss. 633.104 and 633.208 for the purpose of accomplishing the objectives set forth in those sections. (b) A county or municipality may only enforce an ordinance providing for a local amendment to the Florida Fire Prevention Code if such ordinance was transmitted to the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subsection (8) as of the date that the permit was submitted.
Affordable Housing [Chapter 2025-172, HB 1730, Effective July 1, 2025] The bill amends various provisions of the Live Local Act, passed in 2023 Regular Session, related to the preemption of certain zoning and land use regulations to authorize affordable housing developments.
The bill provides that an applicant in the process of utilizing the Live Local Act prior to the amendments may opt to utilize the law as it existed upon their initial application.
Property Rights - Remove Unauthorized Person [Chapter 2025-112, SB 322, Effective July 1, 2025] The bill creates a nonjudicial procedure for a property owner to request that the county sheriff remove an unauthorized person from commercial real property . This procedure is like procedures in existing law for the removal of an
unauthorized person from a residential property. It provides that an owner of commercial property may request that the sheriff immediately remove an unauthorized person from the owner’s property. An unauthorized person is someone not authorized to occupy the property who is not a current or former tenant. Additionally, the bill expands crimes relating to unlawfully occupying a residential dwelling or fraudulently advertising An act relating to electronic delivery of notices between landlords and tenants; creating F.S. 83.505; amending F.S. 83.49, 83.50, 83.51, 83.56, and 83.575. The bill authorizes and regulates the electronic delivery of notices between landlords and tenants. It creates F.S. 83.505 that allows both parties to deliver notices via email, if they agree to do so in an addendum to the rental agreement. This addendum must clearly state that the election to use electronic delivery is voluntary, and it must include the designated email addresses for each party. Either party may revoke their consent to electronic delivery or update their
Created F.S. 82.037, Limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from commercial real property. Like F.S. 82.036, Limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential real property. Electronic Delivery of Notices Between Landlords and Tenants [Chapter 2025-16, HB 615, Effective July 1, 2025]
email address at any time by providing written notice, with such changes taking effect upon delivery of the notice. Any notice sent by email is considered delivered at the time it is sent, unless it is returned as undeliverable. HB 615 also clarifies that electronic delivery does not prevent the use of other legally permitted methods of notice delivery. The Bill amends several sections of the Florida Statutes to align with the new provisions regarding electronic notice. For example, F.S. 83.49 that deals with security deposits and advance rent, is amended to allow landlords to provide certain written notices to tenants by email in accordance
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