Bradenton, FL

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-154(a)(2)k and l bar revving an engine on the public right-of-way to draw attention and bar vehicle sound or vibration that is plainly…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-154(a)(2) treats music devices above the decibel limits in § 38-155 as unreasonable sound and bars loudspeakers from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-154(a)(2)e makes it unreasonable sound to keep any animal that frequently or for a duration over 15 minutes howls, barks, yelps, squawks or…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-154(a)(2)g bars construction, drilling, repair, demolition and land clearing from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and from 6:00 p.m. to…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-155(b) caps continuous sound at 65 dBA/dBC between 10:00 p.m. and 7 a.m. in areas zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, T-3 or residential PDPs…

The City of Bradenton Sound Control Ordinance sets no aircraft noise limit. Bradenton Code § 38-157(11) exempts any aircraft operating in conformity with federal law, federal air…

Bradenton Code § 38-155(b) caps continuous sound at the real property line: 65 dBA/dBC from 10:00 p.m. to 7 a.m. in R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, T-3 and residential PDP areas, and 75 dBA/dBC in…

Manatee County exempts lawn care and domestic power tools from its noise article between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the unincorporated county. The code never names leaf blowers, so a…

The City of Bradenton, Florida charges an annual registration fee for each vacation rental and sets the amount by council resolution, not in the code. An application also needs proof…

A vacation rental in the City of Bradenton, Florida must keep every guest vehicle in a driveway or parking area on the premises and provide one off-street space for every four persons…

Every vacation rental in the City of Bradenton, Florida needs a designated responsible party reachable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That person must act on noise, parking and…

A vacation rental in the City of Bradenton, Florida is capped at the lowest of three figures: two persons per bedroom plus two, one person per 150 square feet of temperature-controlled…

No vacation rental in the City of Bradenton, Florida can be rented or offered for rent without a current valid certificate of registration. A separate certificate is required for each…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the vacation rental article in Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances does not put a host on site. It handles absent owners through a designated…

In the City of Bradenton, a repeat violation is a violation of the same code provision within five years of an earlier finding or admission, at any location. The code enforcement board…

Manatee County cannot set minimum-night or maximum-night limits on vacation rentals. Florida FS 509.032(7)(b) expressly bars local governments from regulating the duration or frequency…

No. Manatee County does not require a short-term rental to be your primary residence, and Florida law forbids local governments from banning non-owner-occupied vacation rentals…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the owner of the abutting premises or the premises where the tree grows must trim any tree or shrub overhanging a street or sidewalk that impedes…

In the City of Bradenton, two height numbers apply to weeds and grass. The lot clearing article defines excessive growth as uncultivated weeds or plants above 12 inches, and the city's…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Article VII of Chapter 70 turns Southwest Florida Water Management District restrictions and the city's water demand management plan into enforceable…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, removing a protected tree, meaning a woody plant with a four-inch trunk diameter at breast height, requires a tree removal permit from the Planning…

Florida Statute 373.185 declares Florida-friendly landscaping a matter of state policy and prohibits any deed restriction, covenant, or local ordinance from preventing property owners…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a registered vacation rental must have a functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detection and notification system that meets Sections R314 and R315 of…

Bradenton Code § 42-45(a) says no person shall place or maintain gas or propane cylinders on porches, breezeways, balconies, or attached garages in multi-unit or multi-story buildings…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 54-8 prohibits the possession, discharge, firing or use of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, Roman candles and other fireworks, and selling…

Manatee County bans all open burning outside its Environmental Management Department (EMD) permit system, Open Burning Code, Appendix A, Article III. Unpermitted fires, from yard…

A recreational fire pit or bonfire in unincorporated Manatee County is a Category VII open burn under Section 3.07(5) of the county's Open Burning Code: it needs a free Environmental…

Manatee County requires owners of unincorporated land, improved or vacant, to keep it clear of weeds, brush and debris that create fire hazards, breed mosquitoes or harbor snakes and…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, keeping live poultry is unlawful unless § 14-4 authorizes it, and the only poultry it authorizes is chickens. A single-family homeowner with an…

In the City of Bradenton, a veterinarian or animal hospital appears only on the mixed-use and non-residential schedule 3.2.1.2 of the Land Use Regulations, not on the residential…

Manatee County bans commercial pet stores from selling dogs or cats at retail outright, and bars anyone from selling one out of a public thoroughfare, common area, or flea market. Sec…

Manatee County sets no fixed cap on the number of dogs or cats a household may own. Six or more adult animals kept for business becomes a boarding facility, and any animals kept must…

Manatee County lets residents run trap-neuter-return colonies for feral cats under Sec. 2-4-11's community cat diversion program, exempting sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated community…

Manatee County bans feeding wildlife in every county park and preserve. Sec. 2-24-3(3) lumps feeding in with hunting, trapping, capturing and harming any animal, reptile or bird, an…

In unincorporated Manatee County, no dog or cat may be at large on public property, streets, sidewalks, or another's property. Owners must keep direct control of the animal at all…

Manatee County has no breed-specific ban; Florida law preempts that. Instead, Sec. 2-4-10 lets Animal Services declare an individual dog dangerous after an unprovoked attack, then…

Manatee County does not order owners of ordinary pet dogs and cats to spay or neuter them. Sterilization is mandatory in specific cases: a dog declared dangerous must be sterilized…

Florida law requires every beekeeper to register their honeybee colonies with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, obtain inspection certificates, and renew annually…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) regulates exotic and captive wildlife statewide. Possession of Class I, II, and III wildlife requires FWC permits, and state law…

In the City of Bradenton, Schedule 5.1.1 of the Land Use Regulations bars parking recreational vehicles, boats or trailers in the front yard of a residence, with an exception only for…

In the City of Bradenton, it is unlawful to keep a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled or abandoned vehicle on private property unless it is in a completely enclosed building or at a…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, driveways and parking areas are permitted in the front yard, but a residence with up to six dwelling units is limited to one access point per street…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 50-38 lets the city administrator or designee mark passenger and freight curb loading zones with signs stating their hours. Unless a sign…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 50-36 makes it unlawful to leave a vehicle on a public street for a continuous length of time in excess of 48 hours, to overstay a signed or…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 50-40 makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle on a public street unless it is actively serving a property within 1,000 feet, or in a…

Manatee County bars parking a vehicle on any county road or county-owned lot for more than 48 continuous hours. Sec. 2-22-22(b) sets the limit; violators face a civil parking ticket…

Florida law protects condominium unit owners' rights to install electric vehicle charging stations in their designated parking areas under Fla. Stat. 718.113(8), while commercial…

Florida caps the drop fee a tower can charge at half the posted rate if the owner shows up mid-tow, requires a signed itemized receipt, and forces storage lots within 10 to 15 highway…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a pool must be surrounded by a fence, wall or screen between four and six feet high. Gates and doors that do not open directly into an adjacent…

Every residential pool built in unincorporated Manatee County needs a Florida Building Code permit under County Code Sec. 2-6-1, and Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a residence can have up to two storage buildings, greenhouses or utility sheds, each not over 200 square feet. Sheds of 120 square feet or less on…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a lot with an accessory dwelling unit in the Village of the Arts Overlay district must be occupied by the owner, who can live in either the accessory…

In the City of Bradenton, accessory dwelling units are permitted under section 3.4.5.6 in the Village of the Arts Overlay on lots between 5,000 and 6,000 square feet. One unit per lot…

Florida Statute 553.73 makes the Florida Building Code the single, uniform construction standard for all permanent dwellings statewide, including tiny homes, preempting cities from…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, fences and hedges are capped at 24 inches within a visibility triangle, 48 inches in the front yard or within 25 feet of a street right-of-way, and…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a zoning permit issued by the PCD director is required before construction or alteration of any structure, and the Land Use Regulations name fences…

Retaining walls are structures subject to the Florida Building Code and Manatee County permitting; like fences and walls, they may not sit in a right-of-way, easement, or visibility…

Manatee County bars broken glass, spikes, and similar materials on fences. Barbed wire is limited to A and A-1 districts (or any agricultural-use fence), and electrified fences are…

Manatee County's LDC governs fence height and placement, but it does not assign fence ownership or cost-sharing between neighbors. No fence may sit in a right-of-way or easement, and…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Schedule 5.1.1 allows no more than ten children or six adults to be cared for at one residence unless a special use permit has been issued. The Land…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, working at one's trade or business at home is an accessory use only if there are no signs, displays, merchandise, outside storage, noxious fumes…

In the City of Bradenton's Village of the Arts Overlay, a home business can have one hanging façade sign up to six square feet or a ground sign up to 12 square feet, and a home…

Florida's cottage food law lets you sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods, like baked goods and jams, directly to consumers with no state license or inspection, as long as annual…

The City of Bradenton, Florida bars anyone from using a public road or right-of-way in a way that interferes with safe movement. That covers selling goods or services there…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, it is unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place, including streets, sidewalks, parks, beaches, wharves and piers. A violation is punishable…

The City of Bradenton, Florida bans unreasonable sound and reaches anyone who makes, continues, causes or permits it, which covers a party host. Penalties are a written warning for a…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, it is unlawful to drink alcoholic beverages or possess an open container on a public right-of-way or public parking lot. A community event permit…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, skateboarding is prohibited in the Anthony B. Rossi Waterfront Park, east of 9th Street West and west of the western terminus of Riverside Drive…

No company can rent shared scooters or bikes on City of Bradenton rights-of-way without a micromobility system permit from the city. Service hours run from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m…

The City of Bradenton defines an electric bicycle as a pedaled bike or tricycle with a motor under 750 watts and sorts it into three classes. Class 1 and Class 2 stop assisting at 20…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 50-81 authorizes red-light traffic infraction detectors under F.S. § 316.0083, with locations chosen by the police department. Section 50-82…

Manatee County lets bicycles ride public sidewalks countywide, but electric bicycles face real limits: 15 mph on any sidewalk, a 750-watt sidewalk power cap, and a mandatory stop for a…

Florida flips the usual assumption: a golf cart is barred from public roads unless a county, a municipality, or a water control district has affirmatively designated that road for cart…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-154(a)(2)i prohibits sounding a motor vehicle burglar alarm unless it is automatically terminated within 15 minutes of activation. The same…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-154(a)(2)f bars disturbing loading and unloading noise between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, amplified sound or vibration from inside a motor vehicle is unlawful when the sound is plainly audible from 50 feet from the source vehicle or the…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton Code § 38-157(4) exempts air conditioners from the Sound Control Ordinance only when they function in accord with the manufacturer's…

In the City of Bradenton, the city administrator or designee decides which classification a business, occupation or profession falls under for the local business tax. An applicant who…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Code § 38-113 bars any person from permitting excessive growth of weeds or an accumulation of debris that shelters vermin, breeds mosquitoes or…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the building official inspects unsafe buildings and orders them repaired, vacated or demolished under the Unsafe Structures Ordinance in § 18-36…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, no one but the city or a person the city authorizes may dispose of garbage, rubbish or trash, and nobody may haul garbage over city streets without…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, garbage containers must be metal or plastic, watertight, have a tightfitting cover and handles, hold no more than 30 gallons, and be light enough for…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, yard trash means clippings from shrubbery and tree portions up to six feet long and three inches thick. It goes in neat piles along the side of the…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the city collects garbage at least twice each week, unless uncontrollable circumstances prevent it. Rubbish and trash, including yard trash, are…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the occupant, not the city, must remove junk, rubble and industrial waste at least once each week. The waste must go outside the city or to a place…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, dumpsters are accessory structures for multi-family buildings only on residential property, and they must be screened with fencing. On…

In the City of Bradenton, § 38-3 makes it unlawful to throw or place refuse, trash, yard trash, garbage, bottles, cans or other debris in any river, stream, channel, ditch, canal…

Manatee County requires recycling to go out in county-issued containers with the lid closed, set within 3 feet of the curb, no earlier than sunset the night before pickup and no later…

In unincorporated Manatee County, a County-observed holiday on your collection day pushes garbage, recycling, and yard waste one day later for the rest of that week. Normal service…

The City of Bradenton, Florida, sets a curfew for anyone under 16. Sunday through Thursday nights the curfew runs from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Section 62-83 closes named city parks from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Norma Lloyd Park from 10:30 p.m. until 8:00 a.m., and the Palma Sola Bay park from…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a code enforcement officer can write a civil citation for any violation on the Schedule of Violations and Penalties in § 2-357. Each listed violation…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, every vacation rental must pass an initial inspection before the city issues its certificate of registration. Renewals need a new inspection only if…

Bradenton Code § 42-45(b) bars any person from storing or using charcoal, gas, or wood-fired heaters, grills, barbecues, or smokers on porches, balconies, or breezeways of any…

Manatee County exempts backyard barbecue grills and smokers from its open-burning permit entirely under Section 3.08(a)(1): no EMD permit and no fire-district notice are required if…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, no one can plant, set out or maintain a tree, plant or shrub of any kind in a grass plot between the street, curb and sidewalk without first…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the Land Use Regulations do not use the word heritage, but Schedule 2.2.3.2 gives the largest oaks the steepest protection. A Grand Tree of 30.01…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a protected tree is a woody plant with a four-inch trunk diameter at breast height that reaches at least 15 feet at maturity. Four mangrove and…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, construction-related materials at a construction site must be removed or secured from 24 hours after a hurricane watch is issued until the watch or…

In the City of Bradenton, a variance to build the lowest floor of a new building below the required flood elevation comes with a written notice from the Floodplain Administrator about…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, § 18-31 adopts the current Florida Building Code for construction, alteration, repair and demolition, including permits and penalties. Under § 18-35…

Bradenton's energy-related building rule is Sec. 18-34 of the Code of Ordinances. It adopts the State of Florida Model Energy Efficiency Code, most recent edition, subject to any…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, electrical work must pass a rough-in inspection before anything is covered, a final inspection when the work is complete, and a service inspection…

Electrical work in the City of Bradenton, Florida is done under the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, as adopted by Sec. 18-101, and under the supervision of master electricians…

The City of Bradenton, Florida adopts the most current version of the Florida Plumbing Code in Sec. 18-126, as amended from time to time by the Florida Legislature. Any dwelling or…

In the City of Bradenton, a day care center in a residential district needs a special use permit, and the lot must hold at least 6,000 square feet for up to 30 children or 10,000…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton Code § 42-50 requires approved fire sprinkler systems in buildings as Table 1 dictates, and in any basement or cellar with a ceiling less…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, election signs can go up no earlier than 120 days before the election. Residential parcels are held to six square feet and four feet of height…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, painted or paper window signs are exempt from a sign permit but limited to one-fourth of the total window area and 30 square feet, and they cannot be…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, computerized signs with animated display, running copy or copy that changes more often than every 60 seconds are prohibited, as are flashing…

In unincorporated Manatee County, garage sale signs are among the sign types allowed without a sign permit under the Land Development Code. Garage sales themselves are limited to one…

The City of Bradenton, Florida adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2024, as its property maintenance code, and keeps the Standard Housing Code, 1994 Edition, in force…

Rental registration in the City of Bradenton, Florida is set out for vacation rentals in Chapter 22, Article III. Certificates expire December 31, renewal applications are filed…

Fla. Stat. § 83.56 requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the count. For lease violations, the landlord…

Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and procedures statewide, preempting cities from adding just-cause…

Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53, a Florida landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice to enter for repairs and may enter only at reasonable times, defined as between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m…

For a month-to-month tenancy, Fla. Stat. § 83.57 now requires 30 days' written notice (raised from 15 days by 2023's HB 1417). Breaking a fixed-term lease triggers landlord remedies…

Florida effectively bans local rent control. State law bars any city or county from imposing controls on rents, and the 2023 Live Local Act removed the old narrow exception that had…

Florida has no rent control and no statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period. On a month-to-month tenancy, a new rent takes effect only through the…

Florida places no dollar limit on residential security deposits, but it enforces tight deadlines. If the landlord makes no claim, the deposit must be returned within 15 days of…

Adverse possession in Florida requires 7 years of actual, continued, exclusive possession plus paying all taxes within a year and filing a return with the property appraiser (Fla…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, no one can break into, cut into or go beneath a paved street, highway or sidewalk to lay lines, pipes or connections without a permit from the…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a person cannot stand, sit, lie, congregate or place objects so as to obstruct pedestrian movement on a sidewalk or right-of-way, or access to a…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a person, association or corporation seeking to hold a special event in a park outside normal closing hours applies to the city council. The council…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a sidewalk café gives a restaurant or drinking establishment outdoor seating and is permitted under schedule 3.2.1.2 upon approval of a certificate…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a property's total outdoor lighting cannot illuminate another property above 0.2 foot-candles where that property has an outdoor lighting protected…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, all outdoor lighting fixtures need full oblique shielding so a property's light does not directly illuminate a neighboring protected property. Aerial…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, all new development in the UCBD, UC and UV districts, except detached single-family homes, goes through design review by the city's design review…

In the City of Bradenton, the Land Use Regulations grant two density bonuses: five extra units in the UV district when affordable housing is provided, and up to ten dwelling units per…

In the City of Bradenton, Code § 38-113(a) prohibits letting weeds, plant material or debris accumulate where it creates a haven or breeding place for snakes, rats, rodents or other…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a residence can hold a yard sale no more than twice in a calendar year, and each sale can last no more than three days. The limit sits in Schedule…

In the City of Bradenton, the Floodplain Management Ordinance in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances applies to every flood hazard area, which is defined by the Flood Insurance Study…

In the City of Bradenton, where the FIRM shows a flood zone but no base flood elevation, the Floodplain Administrator can set it at two feet above the highest adjacent grade. Detached…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, a dock or pier needs a DEP permit or exemption letter and must keep a ten-foot side setback. On a public waterway the maximum length is 80 feet or 25…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the Land Use Regulations require slopes steeper than 3 to 1 to be protected from erosion right after vegetation removal. Finished slopes cannot…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Article VI of Chapter 70 makes it unlawful to discharge any waste into the city's municipal separate storm sewer system. Only stormwater itself is…

Florida regulates construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line through state permits, with uniform standards administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.

In the City of Bradenton, schedule 3.2.2.1 caps residential building height at 35 feet in R-1 and R-2 and 45 feet in R-3 and UV. No figure is printed for R-4. Extra height is allowed…

In the City of Bradenton, schedule 3.2.2.1 caps impervious surface at 50 percent in R-1, 60 percent in R-2, and 70 percent in R-3, UV and R-4. The count includes the building…

In the City of Bradenton, schedule 3.2.2.1 sets the principal building setback at 20 feet front, 8 feet side and 20 feet rear in R-1, R-2 and R-3, at 10, 5 and 5 in UV, and at 5 on…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, street vending is prohibited on public lands or property unless city council authorizes it as part of a special event or revitalization initiative…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Sec. 62-57 applies Manatee County's vending rules to every public road inside city limits, including paved surfaces, curbs and medians. An ice cream…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 42-55 requires every mobile or temporary cooking operation to be inspected before it operates at each event or location in the city. Cooking…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, adult entertainment uses are allowed only by special use permit in the Urban Commercial Corridor and Suburban Commercial Corridor. They must sit at…

Manatee County caps what a tow truck operator may charge for a non-consensual tow and bars bars and restaurants from ordering a parked vehicle removed between 9 p.m. and noon the next…

Manatee County lets residents do minor auto work at home, but only on a vehicle they or a tenant actually own, limited to jobs like an oil change, battery, tire or spark-plug swap, or…

Manatee County bars retailers from selling tobacco through open, self-service displays: under Code Sec. 2-19-82, tobacco must sit behind the sales counter unless a clerk hands it over…

Manatee County requires secondhand dealers buying regulated goods, jewelry, electronics, and household appliances, to record every seller's ID and hold the item 30 days before resale…

Manatee County requires every massage establishment and therapist to hold a state Chapter 480 license on-site, keep exterior doors unlocked during business hours, and meet strict…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, Article VIII of Chapter 70 governs reclaimed water service. A customer connects only where a reclaimed main sits within 100 feet, must first install…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the Land Use Regulations list invasive species prohibited trees, including Australian pine, Brazilian pepper, Australian paperbark and every Ficus…

In the City of Bradenton, Bradenton Code § 54-12 makes it unlawful to lodge out-of-doors on public or private property without the consent of the city or the property owner. An officer…

Flying a drone in a Manatee County park is confined to areas the county has set aside for that kind of recreation. Sec. 2-24-6(6) lumps drones in with thrown and propelled-object games…

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

Florida expressly preempts local regulation of drones, reserving authority to the state and federal government, with limited surveillance and trespass exceptions.

Florida preempts local regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries: cities must either treat them like pharmacies or ban them outright.

Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis for both recreational and medical use; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may grow cannabis.

Florida Statute 218.077 prohibits local governments from establishing a minimum wage other than the state or federal rate, preempting city and county living-wage ordinances except for…

Florida Statute 509.032(7) and broader employment preemption framework prevent local governments from requiring private employers to follow predictive or fair-scheduling rules beyond…

Florida allows permitless concealed carry of firearms by law-abiding adults under FS 790.01 and continues to issue concealed weapon licenses through FS 790.06, with both regimes…

Florida Statute 790.33 expressly preempts the entire field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state, voiding all local ordinances and imposing personal civil penalties on…

Florida's open carry ban (FS 790.053) was struck down by the First District Court of Appeal in McDaniels v. State on September 10, 2025. The Florida Attorney General issued guidance on…

Florida Statute 790.25(5) allows any law-abiding person 18 or older to possess a concealed firearm in a private vehicle for self-defense, provided the firearm is securely encased or…

Florida cardrooms operate only inside licensed pari-mutuel facilities, dog tracks, horse tracks, and jai alai frontons, under a license from the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Fla…

Florida lets charitable, nonprofit, and veterans' organizations run bingo without applying for any state gaming license: the statute itself sets the eligibility bar and the limits. A…

Florida law exempts small-stakes card and tile games from gambling crimes under Fla. Stat. § 849.085, but only under strict conditions: winnings per hand can't exceed $10, the game…

Sports wagering is legal in Florida only through the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet platform, authorized under the state's gaming compact codified at Fla. Stat. § 285.710(13)(b)7…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.3085, unpaid assessments become a lien on a parcel, and the homeowners' association may foreclose like a mortgage. Before recording the lien the association must…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.303(2), Florida HOA board meetings must be open to members with notice posted at least 48 hours ahead. Section 720.306 governs member meetings and elections, §…

Under Fla. Stat. §§ 720.303 and 720.3035, a Florida HOA enforces its recorded covenants and architectural standards, but only where authority is stated or reasonably inferred in the…

Florida Statute 163.04 bars homeowner association deed restrictions and local ordinances from prohibiting clotheslines, solar collectors, or other renewable-resource energy devices in…

Florida law bars HOA declarations, articles, and bylaws from prohibiting Florida-friendly landscaping, defined by statute as drought-tolerant, water-conserving design. Section…

Florida law bars homeowners associations from stopping owners from flying up to two flags, each no larger than 4 1/2 by 6 feet, including the U.S. flag, Florida's state flag, military…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.305, a Florida HOA may fine up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in the aggregate unless the governing documents allow more. The association must give at least 14…

A Florida association can foreclose an assessment lien in the same manner a mortgage is foreclosed, but only after two separate 45-day notices, and fines are largely off limits: a…

Florida limits how homeowners' associations can restrict renting out a home, but only in communities governed by Chapter 720, not condos or co-ops. Under Fla. Stat. § 720.306(1)(h), a…

Florida allows sobriety checkpoints, and the discretion of the individual trooper is what gets constrained. Fla. Stat. § 321.05(1) gives Florida Highway Patrol officers the power to…

Florida is an all-party consent state, but that rule reaches less far than it sounds. Fla. Stat. § 934.03(2)(d) makes interception lawful only when every party consents, while §…

Florida has no general stop-and-identify statute. The Florida Stop and Frisk Law, Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), lets an officer temporarily detain you to ascertain your identity when…

Florida wrote the automobile exception into its statutes in 1927. Fla. Stat. § 933.19 adopts the United States Supreme Court's decision of March 2, 1925 in the Carroll case, reported…

Florida Statutes 823.14 and 163.3162 restrict local governments from adopting zoning rules that inhibit established farms on agriculturally classified land, preserving agricultural…

Florida Statute 823.14, the Florida Right to Farm Act, protects established bona fide farm operations from nuisance suits and local ordinances that would inhibit standard agricultural…

Florida Statute 403.7033 preempts the regulation of disposable plastic bags by local governments, prohibiting cities and counties from enacting bans or fees on retailers pending a…

Florida Statute 500.90 preempts the regulation of polystyrene products by local governments, blocking cities and counties from banning expanded polystyrene foam food containers, cups…

Florida law voids any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA agreement that bans or effectively blocks solar collectors on homes or condo units, and boards cannot deny installation…

Florida statute 163.04 prohibits any ordinance, deed restriction, or covenant from preventing installation of solar collectors. Local building permits are required but cannot…

Florida Statute 569.101 prohibits the sale or delivery of tobacco and nicotine products to persons under 21, aligning with federal law and applying uniformly statewide under the…

Florida is one of the states that says yes to underbody lighting in so many words. Fla. Stat. § 316.235(3) provides that any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more lamps or…

Florida does not give dash cameras a windshield carve-out. Fla. Stat. § 316.2952(2) is written as a closed list of exactly four things that may be attached to, or located in or upon, a…

Florida bans lane splitting in so many words. Fla. Stat. section 316.209(3) states that no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Florida treats an obscured plate as a crime, not a ticket. Fla. Stat. section 320.061(1) makes it unlawful to apply or attach any substance, reflective matter, illuminated device…

A driver of a private passenger vehicle may use a radar detector in Florida. No section of the Florida Statutes prohibits owning, carrying or operating one, and chapter 316, which…

Florida does not ban studded tires and does not restrict them to a winter season. The one wheel-surface provision in the traffic code, Fla. Stat. section 316.299, prohibits driving on…

Florida sets a separate light transmittance floor for each piece of glass rather than one statewide number. Side wings and side windows forward of or next to the driver must pass at…