Construction Florida Statute
Select Year: The 2025 Florida Statutes. 2022 Florida Statutes (Including 2022C, 2022D, 2022A, and 2023B) Title XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS Chapter 489 CONTRACTING Entire Chapter CHAPTER 489. All requests for publications, documents, forms, applications for licenses, permits and other similar certifications can be obtained by contacting the Customer Contact Center.
Division of Professions Construction Industry Licensing Board 2601 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399-0791 Telephone: 850.487.1395 Facsimile: 850.488.8040. Florida Statutes Title XXXII, Regulation of Professions and Occupations; Chapter 489, Contracting; Part I, Construction Contracting. Refreshed: 2025.
Construction is a dangerous industry for its participants, but building failures may also have tragic consequences for end-users. Occupants of the built environment are at the mercy of its design, construction, and code compliance - something Hammurabi[1] knew when he enacted the first known building code in 1758 B.C. In keeping with the sentencing guidelines.
489.1132 Regulation of hoisting equipment used in construction, demolition, or excavation work during a hurricane. The Florida Legislature has modified the time limit property owners have to file suit against construction professionals and contractors for construction defects under Florida Statute Section 95.11(3)(c)'s (2018) statute of limitations and statute of repose. HB 683 (2025) was signed recently by Governor DeSantis and became effective July 1, 2025.
While the bill modified multiple statutes affecting the construction industry, there are extensive modifications to Florida's alternative plans review, or private provider, statute found in 553.791, Florida Statutes. Statute of limitations for construction defects Florida: learn if repairs, warranties, or "we'll fix it" promises pause or reset deadlines. In 2023 and 2024, Florida enacted major changes to its construction defect statutes, dramatically impacting how disputes must be handled.
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