Fla. Stat. 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.

Source: Section 553.84 — Statutory civil action, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0553.­84 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

553.70
Short title 553.71
Definitions 553.72
Intent 553.73
Florida Building Code 553.74
Florida Building Commission 553.75
Organization of commission 553.76
General powers of the commission 553.77
Specific powers of the commission 553.79
Permits 553.80
Enforcement 553.83
Injunctive relief 553.84
Statutory civil action 553.85
Liquefied petroleum gases 553.86
Public restrooms 553.88
Adoption of electrical and alarm standards 553.721
Surcharge 553.775
Interpretations 553.781
Licensee accountability 553.791
Alternative plans review and inspection 553.792
Building permit application to local government 553.793
Streamlined low-voltage alarm system installation permitting 553.794
Local government residential master building permit program 553.835
Implied warranties 553.837
Mandatory builder warranty 553.841
Building code compliance and mitigation program 553.842
Product evaluation and approval 553.844
Windstorm loss mitigation 553.865
Private spaces 553.883
Smoke alarms in one-family and two-family dwellings and townhomes 553.885
Carbon monoxide alarm required 553.886
Energy efficiency technologies 553.895
Firesafety 553.896
Mitigation grant program guideline 553.898
Preemption 553.899
Mandatory structural inspections for condominium and cooperative buildings 553.7921
Fire alarm permit application to local enforcement agency 553.7922
Local government-expedited approval of certain permits 553.7931
Alarm system registrations 553.7932
Simplified permitting processes 553.8425
Local product approval 553.8991
Resiliency and Safe Structures Act

Current through Fall 2025

§ 553.84. Statutory civil action's source at flsenate​.gov