Davie, FL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Duty holder
- property owner
- Triggers
- infestation in units or common areas
- Exception
- tenant duty under F.S. § 83.51
- Citation
- Davie Code § 6-33(e)
Summary
Davie property owners must take reasonable steps to exterminate rodents and other pests whenever infestation shows up in a multi-unit structure, whether in an individual unit or in shared and public areas of the building.
Pests, insects and rodent extermination requirement. The owner shall be responsible to make reasonable provisions for extermination on the following cases, except as provided by F.S. § 83.51: (1) When infestation exists in one or more units of a multiple-unit structure. (2) When infestation exists in shared or public areas of a multiple-unit structure.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Davie Code § 6-33(e), part of the minimum housing and property maintenance standards, puts the owner on the hook for reasonable extermination measures in two circumstances: when infestation exists in one or more units of a multiple-unit structure, or when it exists in shared or public areas of a multiple-unit structure. The code separately defines infestation as "a more than occasional presence of any destructive or disease-bearing insects, rodents, vermin, or other pests." The owner's duty is subject to Florida Statutes § 83.51, which can shift some responsibility to tenants in single-unit rentals.
Violations & Fines
An owner who fails to control a documented rodent or pest infestation in a multi-unit building can be cited as a minimum housing code violation and referred to the special magistrate for a nuisance finding and correction order.
Frequently Asked Questions
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