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CS/HB 1049 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to building permit requirements; 2
amending s. 553.382, F.S.; providing that certain 3
residential manufactured buildings may not be denied a 4
building permit for the placement of such building; 5
amending s. 553.73, F.S.; prohibiting a local 6
government from adopting certain technical amendments 7
to the Florida Building Code; amending s. 553.79, 8
F.S.; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from 9
requiring a building permit for work valued at a 10
specified amount that is performed on a parcel 11
containing a single-family residential dwelling; 12
prohibiting a construction project from being divided 13
into multiple projects to evade certain requirements; 14
providing applicability; authorizing a local 15
government to require a building permit for certain 16
work regardless of the value of the work; requiring a 17
contractor to maintain certain written records for a 18
specified time period; creating s. 553.796, F.S.; 19
defining the term "backup power system"; prohibiting a 20
local enforcement agency from requiring a building 21
permit for specified work on a backup power system 22
that is installed by certain persons or entities; 23
requiring local enforcement agencies to establish a 24
specified process; requiring licensed contractors to 25

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submit a notice of commencement before the 26
installation of a backup power system; providing an 27
exception; prohibiting local governments from adopting 28
or enforcing certain ordinances, rules, or other 29
measures; authorizing a local enforcement agency to 30
conduct an inspection, either in person or virtually; 31
prohibiting local enforcement agencies from requiring 32
more than one inspection except under certain 33
circumstances; authorizing an owner or the owner's 34
contractor to use a private provider for certain 35
inspections; requiring a local enforcement agency to 36
provide certain persons a written notice of correction 37
under certain circumstances; authorizing a stop-work 38
order only under specific circumstances; requiring a 39
local enforcement agency to offer an owner or the 40
owner's contractor a reinspection date within a 41
certain time period; providing that a private provider 42
inspection report constitutes acceptance under certain 43
circumstances; prohibiting a local enforcement agency 44
from withholding or revoking a certificate of 45
occupancy based solely on a failed inspection report; 46
providing construction; providing an effective date. 47
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 49
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Section 1. Section 553.382, Florida Statutes, is amended 51
to read: 52
553.382 Placement of certain housing.—Notwithstanding any 53
other law or ordinance to the contrary, in order to expand the 54
availability of affordable housing in this state, any 55
residential manufactured building that is certified under this 56
chapter by the department may not be denied a building permit 57
for placement be placed on a mobile home lot in a mobile home 58
park, on any lot in a recreational vehicle park, or in a mobile 59
home condominium, cooperative, or subdivision. Any such housing 60
unit placed on a mobile home lot is a mobile home for purposes 61
of chapter 723 and, therefore, all rights, obligations, and 62
duties under chapter 723 apply, including the specifics of the 63
prospectus. However, a housing unit subject to this section may 64
not be placed on a mobile home lot without the prior written 65
approval of the park owner. Each housing unit located on a 66
mobile home lot and subject to this section shall be taxed as a 67
mobile home under s. 320.08(11) and is subject to payments to 68
the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Fund under s. 723.06116. 69
Section 2. Paragraph (l) of subsection (4) of section 70
553.73, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (m), and 71
a new paragraph (l) is added to that subsection, to read: 72
553.73 Florida Building Code.— 73
(4) 74
(l) A local government may not adopt a technical amendment 75

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to the Florida Building Code that requires a building permit, or 76
any local review or approval process that is functionally 77
equivalent to the permitting process, for a backup power system 78
that is exempt under s. 553.796. 79
Section 3. Paragraph (g) is added to subsect