Renzo DowneyFebruary 17, 2022
7min0
Homeowners would still have 10 years to file a claim if a builder tried to hide the defect.
Tag: Florida Building Code
Renzo DowneyFebruary 17, 2022Renzo DowneyFebruary 10, 20226min0
Lawmakers are nearing action on a years-long effort to crack down on false construction defect claims.
Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2021
6min1326
Let’s be clear: 40-year-old buildings in the United States should never simply collapse. Period.
Scott PowersDecember 23, 2020
3min900
The bill faces long odds.
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2017
4min691
Change is coming to the way the Florida Building Code is updated. Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill (HB 1021) into law Friday that, among other things, changes the way the state’s building code is updated. The new law, which goes into effect July 1, requires the Florida Building Commission to review and determine which […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 3, 2017
8min306
Bills to change the way the Florida Building Code is updated continue to move through the Legislature, but the House and Senate now appear to be taking a different approach to reforming the system. The House Careers & Competition Subcommittee voted unanimously last week to approve legislation (HB 901) that would keep international and national […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 28, 2017
7min630
Lawmakers in both chambers are scheduled to consider legislation Tuesday that could change the way the Florida Building Code is updated; a move that could have a big impact on the construction and insurance industries. The proposals (HB 901 and SB 860) essentially flip the set of building codes the construction industry uses as its […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 24, 20172min207
By unanimous vote, the Senate Community Affairs Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would change the way the state makes changes to the Florida Building Code. Every three years the Florida Building Commission votes on whether to automatically accept the entire international building code, or amend it with certain provisions of the international code. LobbyTools […]