Satellite Beach, FL

Fences in the City of Satellite Beach top out at six feet under City Code Section 30-516(b), with a bonus of one inch per inch of grade difference between neighboring lots, capped at…

City Code Section 30-518 in the City of Satellite Beach prohibits barbed-wire fences, electric fences, and any fence with broken glass, spikes, or other sharp points that could cause…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code Section 30-519 requires a permit to build more than 24 feet of new permanent fence, or to replace more than 50 percent of an existing fence…

Unincorporated Brevard County requires every fence owner to keep their fence from becoming dilapidated or structurally unsound, and pre-existing fences must meet full code standards…

In the City of Satellite Beach, no accessory structure may be built or used as a separate dwelling unit. City Code Chapter 30, Section 30-510 governs detached garages, sheds, cabanas…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a storage shed or other enclosed accessory building is capped at 400 square feet and 18 feet in height under City Code Section 30-510(d). Setbacks run…

Unincorporated Brevard requires a permit, engineered anchoring, and utility hookups before a tiny house on wheels can be used as a permanent home.

City Code Section 30-536 in the City of Satellite Beach flatly prohibits parking on grass in residential yards and sets driveway width and material standards: at least ten feet wide…

In the City of Satellite Beach, storing or keeping abandoned property, including junked, wrecked or unregistered vehicles, boats and trailers, on private property is unlawful unless…

In the City of Satellite Beach, Sec. 34-32 bars stopping, standing or parking in front of driveways, in intersections, on bridges and in fire lanes, among other locations, and Sec…

Parking or storing a commercial vehicle in a residential district in Satellite Beach is unlawful at any time. City Code § 30-615(a) allows only a narrow exception: up to eight hours…

A recreational vehicle, boat or trailer cannot sit in front of a Satellite Beach home from Monday noon to Friday noon. City Code § 30-615(b) confines weekday parking to behind the…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 30-426(f) requires every off-street parking and loading area to be designed for the use it serves and bars loading areas from being located…

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…

Every outdoor pool or spa deeper than 12 inches in the City of Satellite Beach must be fully enclosed by a fence, pool enclosure, or masonry wall at least four feet tall, built so a…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a residential pool counts as a structure under § 105.1, so building it requires a Building Official permit. The permit review also enforces § 30-530's…

In the City of Satellite Beach, open burning is prohibited citywide unless the fire department permits it or the activity is exempted under City Code § 26-31. Ceremonial, recreational…

In the City of Satellite Beach, backyard fire pits and recreational fires are not exempt from the open-burning ban. City Code § 26-31(b) only exempts outdoor cooking fires like…

Brevard County bans the use, sale and storage of fireworks except as Florida Statutes 791.02, 791.04 and 791.07 allow or under a county permit. Sellers need a permit from the county…

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 Satellite Beach, dogs on the beach must be leashed at all times under a 7-foot maximum leash, harness or tether, per City Code § 14-4(c). Beach access for dogs is also…

Livestock is banned citywide in Satellite Beach, but single-family lots may keep up to four hens with a city permit. Roosters, breeding, and sales are prohibited, and coops must be…

Unincorporated Brevard requires a conditional use permit and acreage minimums before anyone may keep Class I or Class II wildlife or venomous reptiles.

Brevard County treats every animal grooming establishment as an 'animal care facility' that must register with Animal Control and pass a site inspection before it can open, county-wide…

Every cat or dog adopted, sold, or released from a Brevard County animal shelter must be sterilized first, or the new owner must post a refundable deposit and sterilize it within 30…

Brevard County requires every cat to carry a rabies vaccination and county registration tag, but sterilized, vaccinated, ear-tipped community cats are exempt from licensing and…

Brevard County does not regulate dogs by breed. Florida law bars that statewide. Instead, county code classifies individual dogs as "dangerous" based on documented bites, attacks, or…

Brevard County requires veterinary hospitals, clinics, and pet kennels in unincorporated areas to sit at least 300 feet from the nearest residence on a minimum two and one-half acre…

Brevard County's own code has no blanket ban on feeding wildlife. Section 14-57(f) makes it unlawful to feed any animal, wild or domesticated, in a way that creates a nuisance…

Brevard County bans pet stores from selling commercially bred dogs and cats, requiring animals instead come from shelters, rescues, hobby breeders, or USDA-licensed breeders under an…

Section 62-2108 makes it unlawful to keep bees on premises not zoned for agricultural use. Beekeeping is listed as a permitted use in the county's productive agricultural and…

Florida has no standalone hoarding statute; hoarders are prosecuted under Fla. Stat. 828.13 for confining animals without enough good, wholesome food and water, and under 828.12…

In the City of Satellite Beach, playing a radio, stereo or other sound device loud enough to be heard 50 feet away is prima facie noise violation under City Code § 26-83(2). Sound…

In the City of Satellite Beach, keeping an animal or bird that causes frequent or long-continued noise disturbing a neighbor's comfort is a declared noise violation under City Code §…

In the City of Satellite Beach, permitted construction that requires a building permit may run only 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays under City Code §…

The City of Satellite Beach names yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling and singing on public streets between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as declared noise under City Code § 26-83(5)…

City Code § 26-83(17) makes it unlawful in the City of Satellite Beach to operate a noise-creating blower or power fan, or an internal combustion engine that creates noise from…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 26-83(1) bars unreasonably loud, harsh or prolonged horn and signaling-device noise from vehicles, and § 26-83(8) requires every motor…

Industrial land in unincorporated Brevard County is capped at 75 dBA (80 dBC) by day and 65 dBA (70 dBC) at night, measured at the property boundary, under County Code § 46-131.

In the City of Satellite Beach, grass and weeds cannot grow taller than six inches on improved lots or 12 inches on unimproved lots under Sec. 30-702(b)(1) of the city code. Native…

Property owners in the City of Satellite Beach must obtain a permit before removing or relocating a protected tree under City Code § 30-702(c)(1). The building official can condition…

New development in unincorporated Brevard must plant at least 50% native trees and 50% native or Waterwise-listed shrubs, with invasive species barred from credit.

Unincorporated Brevard limits landscape irrigation to set days by address parity and bars watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. year-round under Sec. 46-424.

A home occupation in Satellite Beach cannot bring extra cars or congestion to the block. City Code § 30-602(c) bars any interruption, congestion or change in neighborhood traffic…

The City of Satellite Beach treats residential zoning as reserved for quiet home life, so home occupations are not automatically legal. City Code § 30-601 allows one only when the city…

The Brevard County code has no cottage food ordinance. A food business run from a house is treated as a home occupation under section 62-1155, and section 54-126 requires a county…

Brevard County adopts Florida's child care statutes and rules by reference in Section 26-70 and then layers on its own requirements. Family day care homes must be licensed, and the…

Brevard County caps home occupation signage in unincorporated areas at one square foot: a single nonilluminated window or wall sign, with no freestanding, lit, or portable signs…

In the City of Satellite Beach, only the RM-3 residential-mixed use district east of Highway A1A permits short-term 'resort dwelling rental' units, and only with a 30-day minimum…

Brevard County calls short-term rentals resort dwellings, meaning homes rented for under 90 days. Where they are allowed, the number of people occupying one at any given time cannot…

Brevard County caps noise from short-term "resort dwellings" in unincorporated areas at the residential decibel limit in Sec. 62-2271, and bars audible music, TVs or stereos at the…

Brevard County requires one off-street parking space per bedroom for resort dwellings (short-term rentals) in unincorporated areas, and occupants may not park on the street.

Brevard County's code enforcement special magistrate can suspend a resort dwelling's business tax receipt for up to 30 days on a first violation, then revoke it entirely on a repeat…

Brevard County levies a 5% tourist development tax, 2% plus three added 1% increments, on vacation rentals leased for six months or less, collected from the guest and remitted through…

In the City of Satellite Beach, electrical work regulated by the National Electrical Code needs a Building Official permit before you touch a wire. City Code § 3-1(9) adopts the…

In the City of Satellite Beach, plumbing work needs a Building Official permit before it starts. City Code § 3-1(4) adopts the Florida Building Code, Plumbing volume, § 101.4.3 applies…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a Building Official permit is required before you construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure…

Brevard County requires seven staged building inspections plus separate electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas checks before a Certificate of Occupancy issues in unincorporated areas.

Unincorporated Brevard adopts Florida's child care statutes by reference and layers on local staffing, transportation, and playground rules enforced with fines up to $500 a day.

Brevard County requires automatic sprinklers and alarms in new buildings three stories or taller, over 35 feet, or exceeding 15,000 square feet per floor in unincorporated areas, not…

City Code Section 30-557 in the City of Satellite Beach requires all exterior lighting to be positioned so it does not glare or spill over onto adjacent properties, and to comply with…

New construction visible from the beach in the City of Satellite Beach's sea turtle lighting district must use long-wavelength, downward-directed, full-cutoff, fully shielded fixtures…

Brevard County caps digital billboard brightness at 0.3 foot-candles above ambient light and requires an automatic dimming sensor. All illuminated off-premises signs must be shielded…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a medical marijuana treatment center's cultivation, processing or dispensing facility cannot sit within 500 feet of a public or private elementary…

In the City of Satellite Beach, medical marijuana treatment centers and their dispensing facilities may locate only in zoning districts that specifically authorize them under the land…

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

In the City of Satellite Beach, a site-built single-family home in the wind-borne debris region must add hurricane shutters or impact-rated openings once a qualifying permit crosses…

Homes built in unincorporated Brevard County must sit above the street or, in FEMA flood zones, at least 12 inches above the base flood elevation before the county issues a certificate…

After a declared disaster, unincorporated Brevard residents must stack storm debris neatly at the road's edge, sorted by type, for county pickup: misplaced debris becomes the owner's…

Brevard County requires a mandatory roofing inspection before a certificate of occupancy issues, with two separate inspections, dry-in and final, for tile, slate, and similar roof…

In the City of Satellite Beach, any condition on a property capable of breeding vermin or rodents is declared a nuisance injurious to public health under City Code § 26-29(5). Code…

Brevard County bans household disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in trash containers or waste facilities; residents must use county-designated home-user sharps collection sites…

In the City of Satellite Beach, major vehicle or boat repairs at a home in a residential zone must happen inside a six-foot opaque fence, and only one inoperable vehicle or boat may…

Satellite Beach requires a city license before an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, or adult dancing establishment can operate, and bars any such use, plus adult massage…

In the City of Satellite Beach, wreckers that tow a vehicle parked on private property without the owner's consent operate under Florida's towing and lien statutes plus local rules in…

Unincorporated Brevard requires a county license before any massage or leisure spa business opens, with an annual $250 fee and inspections: separate from state massage therapist…

Brevard County requires pawnbrokers to hold a business tax receipt, but won't issue one until the applicant proves current state registration as a secondhand dealer under Florida's…

Pawnbrokers, precious metals dealers, and secondhand dealers in unincorporated Brevard County operate under Florida Statutes chapter 538, part I, which County Code section 26-3 adopts…

Florida Statute 569.315 expressly preempts the regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of nicotine products and dispensing devices to the state, voiding most municipal…

In the City of Satellite Beach, white goods and oversized solid waste that will not fit in a cart go to curbside, and the resident must call the contractor or use its tracking system…

In the City of Satellite Beach, dumping garbage, trash, building waste or land-clearing debris on any land, street, alley, vacant lot or into the Banana River, Atlantic Ocean or any…

In the City of Satellite Beach, vegetative garden and yard trash goes out in its own cart, separate from household garbage, and gets picked up on the Monday collection route under Sec…

In the City of Satellite Beach, recyclables go out in a contractor-owned cart on the Monday curbside route, and Sec. 50-36 sets the prep work: liquids drained, glass rinsed, newspapers…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 50-33 requires residential solid waste to go out only in the contractor-owned cart at a single curbside collection point, with residents…

In the City of Satellite Beach, every residential and commercial property must subscribe to and pay for solid waste collection under City Code § 50-31. Section 50-37 sets the weekly…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 50-34 requires commercial dumpsters, defined in § 50-1 as two- to eight-cubic-yard front- or rear-load containers that are mechanically…

In unincorporated Brevard County the code fixes set-out timing, not the calendar. Carts go within five feet of the curbline, out by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day and no earlier than…

Unincorporated Brevard requires curbside recycling carts for single-family homes, caps cart weight to manufacturer limits, and lets haulers refuse twice-tagged bad bins.

In the City of Satellite Beach, every site plan submitted for development review must include a plan describing the type and location of erosion and sedimentation control measures…

In the City of Satellite Beach, every development must design its surface water runoff to match natural, pre-development rate, volume, quality and timing, treating at least the first…

Satellite Beach's Floodplain Management Ordinance regulates all development in flood hazard areas, from subdivisions and fill to manufactured homes and pools. Flood hazard boundaries…

Where a mapped Zone A has no published base flood elevation, Satellite Beach's Floodplain Administrator can set it at three feet above the highest adjacent grade. New or replaced…

Residential boat docks in unincorporated Brevard need a county building permit and public works site plan approval, plus they must meet strict size, height, projection and setback…

Brevard County sets its own coastal setback line 25 feet west of the 1981 FDEP control line. No new major habitable structure may be built seaward of it, and Chapter 46 restricts…

In the City of Satellite Beach, Sec. 34-32(a)(1)b bars stopping, standing or parking on a sidewalk, bike path or bike lane, and Sec. 34-32(a)(2)h separately bars standing or parking on…

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…

Satellite Beach's local amendments to the Florida Building Code direct the building official to declare a structure unsafe when it has inadequate egress or ventilation, poses a fire…

Brevard County bans excessive overgrowth on vacant unimproved lots in unincorporated areas, capping grass and weeds at 10 inches and treating taller growth within 25 feet of…

Satellite Beach bans consuming, dispensing, or selling alcohol on any street, sidewalk, or other city property, unless it happens at a Recreation Department-permitted city facility…

Satellite Beach bans smoking and vaping anywhere within a public park or on any public beach in the city, with signs posted to notify the public. The single carve-out is for unfiltered…

Brevard County bans loitering, standing, or parking within 50 feet of the county jail at 860 Camp Road in Sharpes; the county has no general public loitering ordinance elsewhere in the…

The City of Satellite Beach exempts irrigation using reclaimed or recycled water from its landscape-irrigation day-and-time schedule. City Code § 26-154(7)-(8) allows watering with a…

In the City of Satellite Beach, Sec. 62-35(c) prohibits letting water escape through defective plumbing or knowingly allowing it to escape from any water system, making leak repair a…

In the City of Satellite Beach, nobody but the city, or someone with the express written authority of the city council or city manager, may alter, damage or modify a street, sidewalk…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 38-7 bars sleeping or camping on any beach, dune, beach access, sidewalk, parking lot or other public area, and bars sleeping in a vehicle…

Brevard bans standing, sitting, or occupying medians, crosswalks, bike lanes, and arterial or collector roadsides where it interferes with traffic, under the county's 2022 Pedestrian…

In the City of Satellite Beach, anyone planning a parade needs a special event permit before the date under Sec. 55-1, because Sec. 55-2 defines parades, along with block parties…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a block party that closes a public street needs a special event permit, and Sec. 55-16 puts the city in full control of any street closure or detour…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a street fair or festival's vendor and concession stands have to be marked on the event's site plan sketch and approved by the city before they open…

Brevard County requires a Parks and Recreation permit for any park gathering of 50 or more people, exclusive facility use, organized athletics, or amplified music.

A Brevard County production permit for motion and still photography replaces every other required county permit: once the film commissioner issues it, no separate special-event…

A mobile food unit operating in the City of Satellite Beach must hold a Florida self-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle permit before it opens for business. City Code § 30-560…

In the City of Satellite Beach, a food truck cannot set up on a public sidewalk or street. City Code § 30-560 confines every food truck to privately-owned commercial or industrial…

Satellite Beach keeps food trucks well clear of homes and competing restaurants. City Code § 30-560 requires every truck to park at least 100 feet from any abutting residentially-zoned…

In the City of Satellite Beach, anyone going door to door to sell goods, take orders or canvass in residential areas must get a police department permit before starting, valid for no…

In the City of Satellite Beach, residents can post one of two city-worded notices under § 42-9 telling solicitors either that only permit holders are invited or that no solicitors are…

A Satellite Beach household can hold only three garage sales a year. City Code § 30-618 caps each sale at three consecutive daylight days, and merchandise can be displayed only inside…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 38-70 adopts Florida's juvenile curfew law, F.S. §§ 877.20 through 877.24, by reference and makes it effective within the city. The…

Unincorporated Brevard County parks close at posted hours, and it's unlawful to enter or remain after closing once hours are posted or you're told to leave by staff or law enforcement.

In the City of Satellite Beach, the R-1 single-family district caps lot coverage at 50 percent of the lot and impervious surface (driveways, patios, structures) at 50 percent plus an…

In the City of Satellite Beach, the R-1A single-family district requires a 25-foot front setback, a 15-foot side interior setback, a 25-foot side corner setback and a 25-foot rear…

In the City of Satellite Beach, the R-1A single-family district caps building height at 40 feet under City Code § 30-407(d)(3), the tallest single-family allowance in the city. The R-1…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 30-504, Table 1 allows up to two garage or yard sale signs per property, each capped at 6 square feet and 6 feet in height, displayed only…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 30-504, Table 1 caps window signs at 10 percent of the window area and allows them only in non-residential zoning districts. No permit is…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 30-506 specifically prohibits billboard signs, beacon signs, animated signs, and any sign that emits visual effects, an outright citywide…

Nonilluminated political campaign signs need no permit in unincorporated Brevard County, but they follow the same size, setback and duration limits as other temporary signs and must…

Unincorporated Brevard has barred new off-premises billboards since October 16, 2003, so freeway-facing advertising signs cannot be newly erected anywhere in the county.

Brevard County requires anyone reporting a suspected code violation to give their name and address: anonymous complaints cannot trigger an investigation except for imminent health…

Filming on any Brevard County-owned street, park, courthouse, or government center requires a production permit from the film commissioner before shooting begins; permits also apply to…

Filmmakers who want to close a public street or sidewalk in unincorporated Brevard must state the closure and its duration in their county production permit application, filed with the…

Unincorporated Brevard County developers can get a 25 percent density bonus when at least 30 percent of a project's units are affordable housing, under Code Section 62-6305.

Bars and nightclubs in unincorporated Brevard County can't blast music outward to attract customers, and their sound systems don't get the county's usual equipment noise exemption…

Residential air conditioning and pool pump equipment is exempt from Brevard County's noise ordinance as long as it operates in reasonable mechanical condition with standard…

Brevard County bans loading and unloading boxes, crates, containers, or building materials during nighttime hours (10:01 p.m.–6:59 a.m.) if it creates a noise disturbance across a…

Brevard County treats amplified bass that shakes walls as regulated noise, capping it at 65 dBC by day and 60 dBC by night on residential property, with a separate 300-foot…

Brevard County exempts building-mounted business generators from its noise-article decibel limits if properly maintained and screened, but portable or residential generators still must…

Brevard County's Historical Commission can mark forts, Indian mounds, and other historic sites with monuments, tablets, or markers anywhere in the county, acting on its own initiative…

Brevard County's code has no drone-specific ordinance. What does apply to commercial work is section 26-25, which requires a film-commission production permit for commercial…

Brevard County's code has no ordinance that names drones or unmanned aircraft. The closest local rule is section 78-106: you may not take off in or land any aircraft in a county park…

Brevard County designates large, rare, or historically significant trees as protected "specimen trees", hardwoods 24 inches dbh or larger, and bars their removal on lots over 1.25…

Brevard County protects hardwoods 10+ inches dbh, pines 14+ inches dbh, and specimen trees 24+ inches dbh from removal during development in unincorporated areas; a land clearing…

Brevard County follows FL Chapter 83 (Residential Landlord-Tenant Act). No just-cause eviction requirement in Florida. 15-day notice for month-to-month non-renewal; 3-day for…

The county's property maintenance code requires owners of unincorporated Brevard rental housing to keep buildings safe and sanitary, working plumbing, sound roofs, secure doors and…

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…

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 Statute 509.032(7) preempts local regulation of vacation rental bans, duration, and frequency, while FS 83.425 (2023) preempts local regulation of residential tenancies…

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…

Brevard County levies a five percent tourist development tax, 2% plus three added 1% increments, on hotel, motel, and vacation rental stays of six months or less, countywide including…

Brevard County requires removal of IFAS-listed nonnative invasive plants before any certificate of occupancy is issued, plus permanent control of regrowth afterward, under…

Bona fide farm operations on Brevard County agricultural land are exempt from the county noise ordinance under Florida's Right to Farm Act, so routine farm sounds cannot draw a…

Unincorporated Brevard protects working farms through PA and AGR zoning districts, which permit agricultural pursuits by right and set acreage and setback rules that buffer farms from…

Installing solar panels in unincorporated Brevard County requires a permit pulled by a contractor holding the county's own Solar Contractor certificate of competency, issued separately…

Florida Statute §163.04 prohibits HOAs from preventing solar panel installation. HOAs may determine placement but cannot effectively ban solar or impose requirements that reduce…

Every business in unincorporated Brevard must hold a local business tax receipt classified by activity type, with each classification capped at a flat $37.00 tax.

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 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 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…