Weston, FL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum floor area
- 150 sq ft per occupant (§ 129.05(A))
- Sleeping room minimum
- 70 sq ft, 8 ft wide
- Hot water standard
- 120°F, 20 gal/occupant/day
- Heating standard
- 68°F indoors when 45°F outside
- Cooking facility
- Stove with 2 top burners required
- Enforcement
- Building Code Officer under Chapter 31
Summary
Weston Code of Ordinances § 129.04(A) bars an owner, agent or operator from occupying or renting a dwelling unit that fails Chapter 129's minimum housing standards. Those standards set concrete numbers: at least 150 square feet of floor area per occupant, a stove with two top burners, 120°F hot water, and heat to 68°F when it is 45°F outside.
129.04(A) No Owner , agent or operator shall occupy, allow another to occupy or let to another for occupancy a Dwelling Unit t that does not comply with the minimum standards set forth in §§ 129.05 through 129.13. ... 129.0 ... 5(A) Each Dwelling and Dwelling Unit shall have a minimum Gross Floor Area of not less than 150 square feet for each occupant. ... 129.0 ... 9(G) Every occupied Dwelling or Dwelling Unit shall have a properly installed cooking facility consisting of a stove having a minimum of two top burners, and all necessary Utility connections shall be provided in each Dwelling or Dwelling Unit for said cooking facility. ... 129.10(A)(1) Heating two-thirds of all Habitable Rooms to a minimum air temperature of 68°F to be measured three feet above the floor when the outside temperature is 45°F; or
Full Breakdown
Chapter 129, Minimum Housing, applies to every structure in the City of Weston that is a dwelling and is used, or has been used, as one (§ 129.01). § 129.04(A) makes it unlawful to occupy, allow occupancy of, or let for occupancy any dwelling unit that fails the minimum standards in §§ 129.05 through 129.13, and § 129.04(B) separately binds every lessee to the standards in § 129.13(A). Those standards are specific: § 129.05(A) requires a minimum gross floor area of 150 square feet per occupant, with sleeping rooms at least 70 square feet (50 more for each added occupant) and at least eight feet wide, plus a seven-foot ceiling over half the room. § 129.06 requires windows or skylights sized to at least 10% or 15% of floor area for light, and working outlets or fixtures in every habitable room. § 129.07 requires ventilation to the outdoors, screened against mosquitoes and insects. § 129.09 requires at least one flush toilet, lavatory and tub or shower, an approved potable water source, hot water at 120°F and 20 gallons per occupant per day, and a stove with a minimum of two top burners. § 129.10(A)(1) requires heating equipment able to hold two-thirds of habitable rooms at 68°F when the outside temperature is 45°F. Enforcement runs through a Building Code Officer under Chapter 31 (§ 129.16).
Violations & Fines
Each day a violation continues is a separate and distinct offense under § 129.03(A), and an owner, agent, lessor or lessee can be cited separately for each occupant living in noncompliant conditions under § 129.03(B). A Building Code Officer enforces Chapter 129 under Chapter 31 (§ 129.16). Because Chapter 129 sets no unique fine, the citywide general penalty at § 2.99 applies: up to $1,000 per day for a first violation, $5,000 per day for a repeat, or $15,000 if irreparable.
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