Orange County, FL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

Adopted. Subject to the administrative and technical amendments set forth in subsection (b) below, the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Orange County Property Maintenance Code and shall be the governing law relative to structures and premises as defined herein.(b)Amendment. The 2021 International Property Maintenance Code is hereby amended in that wherever the words "code official" are found, the words "Code Enforcement Division manager" shall be substituted. In addition, wherever the terms "ICC Electrical Code," "International Building Code," "International Existing Building Code," "International Fire Code," "International Mechanical Code," "International Plumbing Code," and "International Zoning Code" are found in the 2021 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, the Code is amended by substituting "Orange County Electrical Code, Article III of Chapter 9 of the Orange County Code," "Florida Building Code, Building," "Florida Building Code, Existing Building," "Florida Fire Prevention Code," "Florida Building Code, Mechanical," "Florida Building Code, Plumbing," and the Orange County Zoning Code, Chapter 38 of the Orange County Code," respectively, as may all be amended. (Ord. No. 2015-06, § 1, 2(C), 6-16-15; Ord. No. 2024-04, § 5, 4-9-24)