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Sunrise allows leaf blowers, mowers, and household power tools only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. under City Code Sec. 9-19(9). There is no gas-blower ban, but off-hours use must…
Sunrise exempts construction noise on private property only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. under City Code Sec. 9-19(8). Work outside that window must meet the 60/55 dBA residential…
Sunrise caps residential sound at 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under City Code Sec. 9-22, measured at the property line by a meter or a reasonable person's…
Sunrise City Code Sec. 4-28 makes it unlawful to keep a dog that howls, yelps, or barks excessively enough to disturb the sleep, peace, and quietude of residents. The general nuisance…
Sunrise bars amplified sound plainly audible from a receiving property under City Code Sec. 9-18 and holds venues and DJs responsible under Sec. 9-21. The Western Sunrise Entertainment…
Outdoor music in Broward falls under Chapter 27, Sections 27-235 and 27-237. Music must stay at or below 55 dBA (L50) at a receiving residential property line. Special event permits…
Industrial-zoned receiving properties in Broward have 70 dBA (L50) / 80 dBA (Lmax) caps under Chapter 27, Section 27-235. When industry abuts residential, the stricter 55 dBA…
FAA preempts local aircraft noise rules at Broward's FLL and FXE airports. FLL's Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (approved March 30, 2023) adds voluntary sound insulation within…
Broward County Section 27-235 sets dBA limits at the receiving property line with no day-night split. Residential: 55/65 dBA. Commercial: 65/75 dBA. Industrial: 70/80 dBA. A 5 dBA…
Sunrise has no STR-specific noise rule; vacation-rental guests follow the same Chapter 9 limits as residents, 60 dBA by day and 55 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Repeated guest…
Sunrise has no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Guest capacity is governed by the property's Florida DBPR vacation-rental license and the Florida Building and Fire Codes, not…
Florida preempts local vacation-rental bans under Fla. Stat. §509.032(7)(b), so Sunrise cannot prohibit STRs. It runs no dedicated rental permit, but operators need a City business tax…
Sunrise has no short-term-rental-specific parking ordinance. Vacation-rental guests follow the city's general residential parking and driveway rules, plus any HOA or CDD covenants…
Neither Florida nor Sunrise requires short-term-rental hosts to carry insurance. Coverage is driven by mortgage lenders, HOA or CDD covenants, and booking platforms rather than any…
A Sunrise vacation rental owes about 13% in lodging taxes: a 6% Florida transient rental tax, a 1% Broward discretionary surtax, and Broward County's 6% Tourist Development Tax on…
Florida Statute 509.032 preempts local governments from regulating the duration or frequency of short-term rentals, so Broward County cannot impose minimum or maximum night caps…
Sunrise prohibits open burning citywide under City Code Sec. 6-59. Burning yard waste, trash, or debris is not allowed. Narrow exceptions cover outdoor cooking…
Consumer fireworks are legal in Sunrise on July 4, December 31, and January 1 under Florida's fireworks law (Fla. Stat. Ch. 791). Sunrise's fire code references Ch. 791, and the city…
Sunrise requires owners to keep grass, weeds, and undergrowth cut. Under City Code Sec. 9-31, growth over 6 inches is prohibited on developed and nearby lots (12 inches on isolated…
Sunrise is fully urbanized suburban Broward County with no mapped wildfire hazard zones or defensible-space mandate. Wildfire risk is low; the city manages vegetation through its…
Sunrise broadly bans open burning under City Code Sec. 6-59. The only residential exception is outdoor noncommercial cooking of food, so wood fire pits used just for warmth aren't…
FL 553.883 requires 10-year sealed battery smoke alarms when replacing battery-only units. Broward homes must have working alarms in every sleeping room and on every level under FBC…
Backyard fire pits are allowed in Broward under FAC 5I-2 if kept under 3 feet in diameter, set back 25 feet from any structure, attended, and fueled with clean wood. Broward Chapter 12…
Florida regulates propane (LP-gas) storage, transport, and installation uniformly under Chapter 527 and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, preempting inconsistent local rules.
Florida has no shared fence-cost law, so each Sunrise owner pays for their own fence. Sunrise Code Sec. 16-191(d)(7) requires the finished side to face the neighbor or right-of-way.
Sunrise has no separate retaining-wall height article; walls are permitted and built to the Florida Building Code. A Building Division permit is required, with engineered plans for…
Sunrise requires a building permit for every new or replacement fence. Fences must be built to the Florida Building Code, and Broward's High Velocity Hurricane Zone adds wind-load…
Sunrise caps residential fences at 4 feet in the front yard (set back 3 feet from the sidewalk) and 6 feet in rear and side yards, under Land Development Code Sec. 16-191.
Sunrise allows wood (not plywood), PVC, composite, and decorative metal fences. Chain-link is single-family only and must be vinyl-coated green, black, or bronze. Barbed wire and slats…
Under Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act, Sunrise pool barriers must be at least 4 feet high with no gaps a child can pass, plus a self-latching gate. A permit and…
Broward permits wood, aluminum, vinyl, masonry, and chain link but bans barbed wire and electric fencing in residential zones and requires hurricane-rated hardware throughout.
Broward sits inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so fences must be engineered to 170 mph ultimate wind speeds with deep concrete post embedment and approved materials.
Sunrise has no ordinance restricting home EV chargers. A Level 2 (240V) charger needs an electrical permit from the Sunrise Building Division under the Florida Building Code. Florida…
Sunrise allows one recreational vehicle per single-family lot, up to 30 feet long, parked in a side or rear yard (Code Sec. 14-47). RVs over 30 feet must be fully enclosed in a garage…
Sunrise treats any abandoned or derelict motor vehicle on private property as a public nuisance under City Code Sec. 9-2. Inoperable, wrecked, or unregistered vehicles must be removed…
In Sunrise's RS-3, RS-5, and RS-7 residential districts, vehicles must park in a designated parking space: an asphalt, concrete, or paver driveway, a carport, or a garage (Code Sec…
Sunrise bans parking or storing prohibited vehicles (trucks, trailers, or stretched autos over 21 feet, semis, box trucks, step vans, buses, and construction equipment) in residential…
Sunrise has no blanket 2-6 a.m. street-parking ban, but Sec. 14-16(a) restricts parking on streets and rights-of-way anytime unless an ordinance allows it. Overnight storage of RVs…
Sunrise prohibits parking on city streets, alleys, and rights-of-way unless an ordinance allows it (Code Sec. 14-16(a)). The city adopts Florida's traffic parking rules (Fla. Stat. Ch…
Sunrise Code Sec. 4-26 requires dogs off the owner's property to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet or under immediate control. Dogs are barred from parks except leashed at Welleby…
Sunrise Code Sec. 4-2 bans any animal with vicious or dangerous propensities and allows other non-dog, non-cat species only if caged to prevent escape. Florida's FWC also permits…
Sunrise Code Sec. 4-2 permits only dogs, cats, and caged non-dangerous animals in the city, leaving little room for residential hives. Florida requires all beekeepers to register with…
Sunrise Code Sec. 4-2 prohibits keeping any animal except dogs and cats unless it is non-dangerous and caged to prevent escape. There is no backyard-hen allowance, and crowing roosters…
Sunrise has no dog breed ban. Its former pit bull ordinance was repealed November 14, 2023, matching Florida's statewide preemption. Dangerous-dog rules under Sec. 4-30 and Fla. Stat…
Sunrise Code Sec. 4-6 makes it unlawful to feed wild ducks except within 15 feet of a canal, lake, or waterway. Harrison Park is a protected bird sanctuary, and state law bars feeding…
Livestock (horses, cattle, goats, pigs, sheep) in Broward is limited to Agricultural (A-1, A-5) and Rural Estate (RE) zoning districts under Chapter 39. Lot size and setback…
Sunrise treats grass, weeds, or untended growth over 10 inches as an overgrown-property nuisance. Owners get a notice; if not cut, the city abates the lot and bills the cost as a lien.
Sunrise allows residential rainwater harvesting. Florida imposes no state restriction on collecting rain for irrigation, and rain barrels need no permit. Sunrise's code separately…
Sunrise, which runs its own utilities, enforces Broward County's year-round irrigation rule. Odd-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Saturday; even addresses Thursday and Sunday…
Sunrise requires lots to be kept free of untended growth over 10 inches. Nuisance exotics named in the tree code, including melaleuca, Australian pine, carrotwood, and…
Sunrise requires a permit before removing any tree, even in your own yard. Single-family lots must keep a minimum of trees (four per lot, three in RS-7); required trees need 1-for-1…
Sunrise requires native trees to make up at least 50% of required trees, and Fla. Stat. §373.185 guarantees homeowners the right to Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Required single-family…
Sunrise bans 'tree abuse': no hatracking, topping, or over-pruning a tree under 30 feet, and cuts must follow ANSI A-300 and Z-133 standards. Commercial tree trimmers need a business…
Florida's 2025 synthetic turf law and DEP Rule 62-308.100, effective May 19, 2026, bar local governments from prohibiting compliant synthetic turf on single-family residential…
Fla. Stat. §559.955 lets Sunrise home businesses receive clients, but traffic, parking, and deliveries must stay consistent with a residential neighborhood. A walk-in retail store is…
Sunrise limits home-business signs to keep neighborhoods residential. Under Fla. Stat. §559.955 the rules can't single out home businesses, but modest sign limits that apply to all…
Fla. Stat. §500.80 lets Sunrise residents sell homemade, shelf-stable foods direct to consumers, and ship them within Florida, earning up to $250,000 a year with no state food permit…
A family day care home is a valid residential use in Sunrise under Fla. Stat. §166.0445, and providers register or license with the Florida Department of Children and Families. No…
Florida's Home-Based Business Act, Fla. Stat. §559.955, bars the City of Sunrise from banning or singling out home-based businesses. Sunrise's home-occupation rule, Land Development…
Broward County requires a Local Business Tax Receipt (formerly occupational license) for home occupations, but cannot require a separate home occupation permit thanks to FL 559.955…
Sunrise pool barriers must be at least 4 feet high on single-family lots and 6 feet on other residential and nonresidential property, per LDC Sec. 16-111(a)(2). The barrier can be a…
Sunrise regulates hot tubs like pools: every hot tub needs a city building permit and an approved safety barrier under Sec. 16-111. The water's edge must sit 5 feet from side and rear…
Sunrise requires a city building permit for every pool and hot tub, in-ground or above-ground. Under LDC Sec. 16-111(c) the pool permit cannot issue until a permit for the required…
Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (Fla. Stat. Ch. 515) governs Sunrise pools: a 4-foot barrier plus at least one added safety feature such as an approved cover, exit door…
Sunrise requires a city building permit for above-ground pools just like in-ground pools, with no small-pool exemption. The same Sec. 16-111 barrier applies, and the water's edge must…
Florida sets no ADU mandate, and Sunrise does not provide for separate accessory dwelling units in single-family districts. LDC Sec. 16-118 caps accessory structures at two stories or…
Sunrise prohibits converting an existing garage in a residential district into a habitable room, under LDC Sec. 16-118(a)(3). The only exception is a conversion proven to have existed…
A carport in Sunrise is an accessory structure under LDC Sec. 16-118: it needs a city building permit, must meet the zoning district's setbacks, cannot exceed two stories or 24 feet…
Sunrise treats a foundation-built tiny home as a dwelling that must meet the Florida Building Code and the district's minimum floor area, while a tiny home on wheels is regulated as an…
Sunrise requires a city building permit for every new or replacement shed — there is no small-shed exemption. A storage shed may be up to 100 square feet and 9 feet high, set back at…
Sunrise requires replacement so there is no net loss of tree canopy at maturity. Category 1 trees count as 300 sq ft of canopy, and at least 50% of replacements must be Category 1…
Sunrise protects 'landscape features' — trees of special significance by size, species, age, historic, or ecological value. Removing a mature or feature tree requires an appraisal and…
Sunrise requires a permit before removing ANY tree, on any property. A tree survey is required unless the lot has five or fewer trees. Under Fla. Stat. §163.045, an arborist-certified…
Sunrise residents can stop commercial solicitors by posting a no-soliciting sign. A registered solicitor who ignores a posted home or canvasses outside allowed hours violates city Code…
The City of Sunrise requires commercial door-to-door solicitors to register under city Code Sec. 7-267, providing identifying information and obtaining a permit. Religious, political…
Only medical marijuana dispensaries are allowed. Under Fla. Stat. §381.986(11), Sunrise may ban dispensaries or apply pharmacy-equivalent location rules, but may not cap their number…
Home cannabis cultivation is illegal throughout Sunrise. Florida allows medical marijuana only, and even registered patients may not grow their own. Recreational use remains illegal…
Sunrise cannot license or ban food trucks, but it may still regulate where they operate. Vending is tied to the city's special-event permit process, with a cap of three trucks per…
Florida preempts food-truck licensing to the state. Under Fla. Stat. §509.102, Sunrise cannot require a separate local license or ban trucks citywide. Operators license through DBPR…
Sunrise carts must sit at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, never on the street or sidewalk, with the arrows facing the street and three feet from any obstruction. Bring them in by…
Recycling service is mandatory and billed for every Sunrise household, collected weekly in a city recycling cart. Put only empty, clean, dry cans, glass, plastic bottles, flattened…
Sunrise collects household garbage twice a week and recycling and bulk trash once a week through Republic Services. Find your days on the city's service map; the only holiday that…
Sunrise picks up bulk items and large yard waste at the curb weekly, on the first day of your garbage collection. Set items out no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before. Contractor and…
Sunrise sets no ordinance cap on how many garage or yard sales a household may hold. Residential sales are exempt from the city's outdoor-sale permit limits; only running a continuous…
Sunrise does not require a permit for a residential garage or yard sale — the city's special-event rules exempt events on residential property. The main rule is signage: no more than…
Sunrise sets no specific ordinance hours for residential garage sales. Daytime operation is the norm, bounded by the citywide noise limits — 60 dBA daytime, 55 dBA overnight in…
Sunrise garage sales need no permit, but the property-maintenance and nuisance codes govern the aftermath: clear all merchandise, tables, and signs promptly, and keep yard-sale signs…
Sunrise carts may go to the curb no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before collection and must be back off the curb by 7 p.m. on collection day. Between pickups, store carts out of sight.
Sunrise caps growth on vacant land: six inches on lots within 300 feet of a developed parcel, twelve inches on land farther out. All lots must stay free of refuse and debris, or the…
Sunrise enforces exterior maintenance under Sec. 9-31: paint may not peel or crack over areas larger than one square foot, roofs must stay at least 75% clear of mildew and stains, and…
Snow never falls in Sunrise, so there is no snow-removal duty. Property owners must instead keep the swale and sidewalks abutting their lot free of debris, overgrowth, and hazards…
Sunrise enforces no juvenile curfew. Broward County has no countywide curfew, and Sunrise's Miscellaneous Offenses chapter contains none. Florida's state curfew law takes effect only…
Sunrise city parks are open only during posted hours; being present when a park is closed is unlawful under Code section 8-5. The Sunrise Police Department enforces closures, and…
Sunrise caps light spillover onto adjacent property at 0.5 footcandles, measured on a vertical plane 3 feet above grade at the property line, under Land Development Code section…
Sunrise has no dark-sky or full-cutoff ordinance and, as an inland city, no sea-turtle lighting rules. Outdoor lighting is governed by Land Development Code section 16-150, which caps…
Florida law preempts local drone rules, so Sunrise has no recreational drone ordinance. Recreational flyers follow FAA requirements: register drones over 0.55 lbs, stay below 400 feet…
Sunrise issues no commercial drone permit; Florida preempts local drone regulation. Commercial operators need an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, renewed every 24 months, plus…
Sunrise requires the first half-inch of rainfall from any site to be retained on-site using swales, trench drains, or retention ponds. The city runs a stormwater utility and operates…
Most of low-lying Sunrise sits in FEMA flood zones. The city's Floodplain Management Ordinance requires construction elevated to base flood elevation, and its Community Rating System…
Sunrise is inland western Broward with no ocean coastline, so there is no coastal construction control line. Development instead faces wetland review and canal protections, with the…
Sunrise requires cleared construction land to be mulched or regularly sprayed to control blowing dust and sediment. Land-disturbing sites of one acre or more also need a Florida NPDES…
In flood-prone Sunrise, filling and grading count as floodplain development, and every site must retain its first half-inch of rainfall on-site. Drainage cannot be redirected onto…
Sunrise has no rent control. Florida flatly bars every city and county from capping residential rents. The 2023 Live Local Act (SB 102) amended Fla. Stat. §166.043 to delete the old…
Sunrise runs no mandatory registration or inspection program for long-term residential rentals. Florida's Live Local Act preempts most local rental mandates. Only short-term rentals…
Sunrise has no just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions follow Florida Statutes Chapter 83: a 3-day notice for unpaid rent, a 7-day notice to cure a lease violation, and a 30-day…
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…
Fla. Stat. § 83.51 requires landlords to comply with applicable building, housing, and health codes or keep the structure, plumbing, and (for most multi-unit buildings) heat, running…
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…
Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Ch. 83, Part II) has no late-fee statute and no cap on late-rent charges. Late fees are governed entirely by the written lease; if the…
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 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…
Sunrise has no ordinance governing holiday or seasonal decorations. Purely ornamental displays carry no advertising message, so they fall outside the sign code. A seasonal display…
Sunrise limits yard-sale signs to your own property — no more than two, per City code-compliance guidance. Off-premises, snipe, and right-of-way signs are prohibited, so signs on…
Sunrise regulates political and campaign signs as content-neutral "noncommercial signs." On residential property you may post up to 8 sq. ft., plus an extra 8 sq. ft. during the 90…
Sunrise single-family districts (RS-3, RS-5, RS-7) cap homes at two stories or 25 feet, whichever is less. Mobile-home lots are limited to one story or 15 feet, while the RM-16 and…
Sunrise limits building lot coverage to 40 percent in its RS-3, RS-5, and RS-7 single-family districts and requires at least 30 percent of each lot to remain pervious (landscaped)…
In Sunrise's RS-3 and RS-5 single-family districts, homes need a 25-foot front yard, a 15-foot rear yard, and side yards of 10 feet (RS-3) or 7.5 feet each side (RS-5). Corner lots add…
Sunrise partners in the Go SOLAR Broward online permitting system, offering near-instant rooftop PV permits for a flat $500 fee. Panels must meet High Velocity Hurricane Zone wind…
Florida's Solar Rights Act voids any HOA covenant or deed restriction that prohibits solar collectors. A Sunrise HOA cannot ban rooftop panels; it may only set placement that does not…
Elevators in Broward County are inspected annually by the Florida Bureau of Elevator Safety, with certificates displayed in the cab. Post-Surfside reforms added shaft inspection focus.
Scaffolding in Broward County follows OSHA and Florida Building Code requirements. Sidewalk sheds, pedestrian protection, and permits are required for work adjacent to public…
Pre-1978 housing in Broward County is subject to federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting Rule and HUD disclosure requirements. Contractors must be EPA RRP certified for lead-safe…
Pest control in Broward County is regulated by FDACS. Licensed operators handle termites, rodents, and mosquitoes, with tent fumigations coordinated with the fire department.
Roofing in Broward County HVHZ requires Miami-Dade NOA products, enhanced deck attachment, secondary water barrier, and hurricane strap tie-downs. 25 percent roof replacement triggers…
Broward County enforces FEMA flood zone requirements with 1 ft freeboard above base flood elevation for residential and higher freeboard for critical facilities. Elevation certificates…
Broward County is in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) requiring Miami-Dade NOA shutters or impact-rated glazing on all openings in new construction. HOAs cannot unreasonably…
Sidewalk repair responsibility in Broward County generally falls to the adjacent property owner under municipal code, though the county or city typically handles sidewalks in public…
Broward County and its municipalities prohibit obstructing public sidewalks with vegetation, merchandise, signs, or vehicles, requiring a minimum 4-foot clear pedestrian path and…
Generators in unincorporated Broward must stay at or below 55 dBA (L50) at a receiving residential property line under Section 27-235. Declared-emergency operation is exempt under…
HVAC condensers, mini-splits, and pool pumps in unincorporated Broward must stay at or below 55 dBA (L50) at the neighbor's property line at all times under Chapter 27, Section 27-235.
Bars and nightclubs in Broward must keep sound at or below 55 dBA (L50) at an adjacent residential property line at all times. Commercial-to-commercial limit is 65/75 dBA under Section…
Broward County HOAs follow Florida Chapter 720 for homeowner associations and Chapter 718 for condominiums. Boards must give 48-hour meeting notice and allow member attendance.
Broward County HOAs may levy fines up to 100 dollars per day capped at 1,000 dollars per violation, suspend use rights, and record liens. Fines over 1,000 dollars may be liened after…
Broward County HOAs set assessments through a budget adopted by the board with 14-day member notice. Condos face mandatory reserve funding under post-Surfside law.
Broward County HOA disputes must generally use pre-suit mediation under FL 720.311 before court filing. Condo election and recall disputes go to DBPR arbitration.
Broward County HOAs routinely require architectural review committee approval before exterior changes including paint, roofing, fences, pools, and hurricane shutters.
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…
Florida law overrides HOA covenants on several fronts: Fla. Stat. § 163.04 voids deed restrictions prohibiting solar collectors, § 720.304(2) protects U.S. flag display, and § 720.3045…
Florida maintains one of the strictest invasive plant regulatory programs in the US. The Florida Noxious Weed List and FLEPPC Category I/II lists restrict many species. Broward County…
Broward County does not have specific bamboo restriction ordinances. Florida law does not ban bamboo statewide. However, certain clumping bamboo species are sold at local nurseries…
Florida law (SB 82, effective 2019) prohibits local governments from banning vegetable gardens on residential property. Broward County residents can grow edible plants in their front…
Florida is a two-party (all-party) consent state for audio recording. All parties to a private oral communication must consent. Video recording in public is legal. Violations are a…
Residential security cameras are legal in Broward County without a permit. Florida allows recording video in areas without a reasonable expectation of privacy. Florida is a two-party…
Privacy fences in Broward County are generally allowed up to 6 feet in rear and side yards and 4 feet in front yards. Permits are required for fences in most unincorporated areas…
Common violations in Broward County include unpermitted construction, overgrown vegetation, property maintenance failures, junk vehicles, improper waste disposal, and expired building…
Broward County Code Compliance handles violations in unincorporated areas at 954-357-9794. Complaints can be filed online through the county's Code Compliance portal or in person at…
Broward County Code Compliance responds to complaints based on severity. Health and safety hazards are prioritized for inspection within 24-48 hours. Routine violations are typically…
Broward County generally requires building permits for sheds. Small accessory structures may be exempt if under a certain size threshold (typically 100 square feet), but Florida…
Most fence installations in unincorporated Broward County require a building permit. Fences must comply with height limits (6 feet rear/side, 4 feet front) and may need to meet…
Decks and elevated patios in Broward County require building permits and must meet Florida Building Code wind-load requirements for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Ground-level…
Most renovation work in Broward County requires a building permit due to Florida Building Code requirements and HVHZ standards. Structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and…
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 218.077 preempts local mandates requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave or other employment benefits beyond state law, a preemption the Legislature…
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 Statute 448.095 requires every private employer with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm work authorization for new hires beginning July 1, 2023…
Senate Bill 168 (2019), codified at FS 908.103 and 908.104, prohibits sanctuary policies in Florida and requires every state and local law enforcement agency to use best efforts to…
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 has no statewide plastic straw ban and no straw preemption: Governor DeSantis vetoed the 2019 moratorium bill, so cities and counties may adopt and enforce their own single-use…
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 Statutes 569.0025 and 569.315 preempt regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of tobacco and nicotine products to the state, blocking cities and counties from banning…
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…