Winter Haven, FL

Winter Haven requires a tree removal permit before anyone removes, relocates or replaces a protected or specimen tree under ULDC Sec. 21-184, issued by the City Manager's designee. The…

Winter Haven property owners must prune any tree overhanging a street or right-of-way so branches never block a streetlight, obscure an intersection, or dip below eight feet of…

Winter Haven caps weeds and plant growth on any lot at twelve inches under its Minimum Property Maintenance Standards. Grass, weeds and vegetation over that height trigger a Code…

Most of Polk County is in the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), which sets year-round twice-weekly limits: even addresses Thursday/Sunday, odd addresses…

Polk County's Land Development Code requires new non-residential and multifamily development to use water-efficient, Florida-friendly landscaping, with native trees making up at least…

Polk County's Land Development Code does not prohibit artificial turf on residential property, but its landscaping standards for new development favor living, Florida-friendly…

Winter Haven's zoning code does not carve out a standalone accessory dwelling unit permit process; the one place an accessory dwelling unit or garage apartment appears in the Unified…

Winter Haven allows sheds, detached garages, gazebos and other accessory structures only in the rear or side yard, per Unified Land Development Code Section 21-102. Setbacks, lot…

Converting a garage into living space or a garage apartment in unincorporated Polk County is treated under the LDC accessory-dwelling rules. A garage apartment counts as one accessory…

Polk County has no separate tiny-home ordinance. A tiny house on a permanent foundation must meet the Florida Building Code and the zoning district's standards; a mobile home is only…

A home business sign in Winter Haven cannot exceed two square feet and must be mounted flat against the residence under ULDC Sec. 21-243(d), with no permit needed because these small…

Winter Haven allows home-based businesses in residential zoning districts only under Unified Land Development Code Sec. 21-81, and the conditions are strict: only the dwelling's own…

Winter Haven's Unified Land Development Code treats a licensed family day care home as a permitted use in every residential zoning district, not a use subject to City site-plan review…

Winter Haven caps the traffic a home occupation may generate at ordinary residential volume under Unified Land Development Code Sec. 21-81(d). No extra parking beyond what the dwelling…

Florida law lets you sell homemade non-hazardous foods from your Polk County home without a state license, as long as annual gross sales stay at or below $250,000. Cottage food is…

Winter Haven builds pool permits on the Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1994 edition, adopted by reference as the city's Swimming Pool Code. Where the local code and the adopted pool code…

Winter Haven requires every swimming pool to be completely enclosed by a fence, screen enclosure or wall at least four feet high under Unified Land Development Code Section…

Winter Haven caps outdoor sound at fixed decibel ceilings that vary by zoning district and time of day: 61 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) at night in residential areas, 66/50 in commercial…

Winter Haven enforces a Polk County ordinance, codified as Sec. 12-39, banning a car radio or other sound device loud enough to be plainly audible 50 feet or more from the vehicle…

Winter Haven separately bans amplified sound sources, including radios, record players, and musical instruments, that disturb the peace and comfort of neighbors, even when a device…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 4-5 declares any animal that barks, whines or howls habitually, frequently or at an untimely hour a public nuisance. Owners are responsible for…

Unincorporated Polk County has no fixed decibel-based curfew. Instead, any sound plainly audible 50 feet from its source, or loud enough to annoy reasonable people, is a prohibited…

Polk County has no leaf-blower ban, but lawn and yard equipment is exempt from the noise ordinance only when operated between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Reasonable use of blowers, mowers…

Permitted construction in unincorporated Polk County is exempt from the noise ordinance only when it happens between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Construction noise outside that window is…

Polk County's Noise Control Ordinance exempts aircraft and airport activity conducted under federal law from its general noise-disturbance rules, so a plane or helicopter operating…

Winter Haven caps fence and wall height by zoning district under Unified Land Development Code Section 21-68(d)(1): four feet in the front yard and six feet in side and rear yards…

Winter Haven requires a City permit for every wall regardless of height and for any permanent fence over six feet, under Unified Land Development Code Section 21-68(a). The permit…

Retaining walls in Winter Haven must sit at least five feet back from the property line under Unified Land Development Code Section 21-68(g), and any repair to an existing retaining…

Winter Haven bans razor wire, barbed wire, broken glass and electrically charged wire on fences citywide under Unified Land Development Code Section 21-68(d)(3), with narrow…

Polk County requires that on corner or double-frontage lots no fence be placed within the clear visibility triangle, that fences not impede drainage on or adjacent to a site, and that…

Winter Haven caps household pets at four dogs or cats six months or older per residential dwelling unit under Unified Land Development Code Section 21-69(b). Section 21-69(c)…

Winter Haven bars any household or business from breeding or keeping a wild animal or poisonous reptile that poses a threat to human safety under Unified Land Development Code Section…

Winter Haven allows backyard chickens as an accessory use in every zoning district under Unified Land Development Code Section 21-69(e), but limits them to hens only, one bird per…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 4-26 requires every dog to be kept under restraint at all times, defined as continuous physical control by fence, leash, cord or chain, or voice…

Winter Haven allows beekeeping as a limited agricultural use in its RE, Residential Estate zoning district under the Unified Land Development Code. Sec. 21-35(d)(1) lists bee keeping…

Unaltered cats may not run at large in Polk County. A cat impounded at large more than twice in an 18-month period cannot be redeemed until it is spayed or neutered. Cats four months…

Polk County Code Sec. 10.6-16(9)a bans feeding, molesting, harming, trapping, or killing wildlife in any county park, boat ramp, or recreation area. The same subsection prohibits…

Florida law bars any Polk County ordinance from singling out a dog by breed, weight or size, so there is no pit bull or "dangerous breed" ban here. Instead, Fla. Stat. Sec. 767.14 lets…

Winter Haven bans commercial vehicles, including truck tractors, semitrailers, tow trucks and dump trucks, from parking in residential zoning districts under Unified Land Development…

Winter Haven lets residents store trailers, RVs and watercraft in the side or rear yard at least five feet from the property line under Unified Land Development Code Section…

Winter Haven designates its central business district streets and city-owned downtown lots as parking zones under City Code § 18-52, and the city manager sets time limits inside them…

Winter Haven requires off-street parking in a driveway, carport, garage, or lot and prohibits parking on the unimproved (grass) portion of a front yard, under Chapter 21, Article III…

Winter Haven requires hospitals, retail, wholesale and industrial uses to provide off-street loading spaces at least thirty feet long, twelve feet wide and fourteen feet high under…

Winter Haven bans dismantled, wrecked, junked or inoperative vehicles on any public right-of-way, alley or street, deeming them abandoned after 48 consecutive hours. On private…

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…

Winter Haven requires every newly constructed single- and multiple-family dwelling unit to have a listed smoke detector installed per manufacturer specifications and tested to UL 217…

Florida law (FS 791.08) lets residents use consumer fireworks solely on New Year's Day, July 4th, and New Year's Eve. Outside those dates, only sparklers/novelties are generally…

Florida Forest Service rules let you burn yard debris on your own property without authorization if the pile is under 8 feet across, kept 150 ft from occupied buildings, 50 ft from…

Polk County's fire chief can declare a countywide burn ban under Sec. 7-73 whenever drought data shows heightened wildfire danger, prohibiting all open and recreational fires except…

Unincorporated Polk County lets residents burn a small recreational fire, capped at three feet in diameter and two feet high, without a permit under normal conditions. The Polk County…

Polk County cannot cap the number of nights or rentals per year. FS 509.032(7)(b) expressly bars local rules that regulate the duration or frequency of vacation rentals adopted after…

Polk County cannot run a licensing scheme, but it does require every vacation-rental operator to obtain a Class B local business tax receipt for each rental location and register a…

Polk County does not impose a special guest-occupancy cap on vacation rentals. Florida law bars local governments from adopting occupancy standards for STRs unless applied uniformly to…

Polk County cannot restrict vacation rentals to owner-occupied or primary residences. FS 509.032(7)(b) bars local laws that prohibit vacation rentals or regulate their frequency or…

Polk County levies a 5% Tourist Development Tax on rentals of six months or less. Combined with Florida's 7% sales tax, short-term guests pay about 12%. Owners and property managers…

Polk County sets no vacation-rental-specific parking mandate. STR parking is governed by the same Land Development Code residential parking and yard standards that apply to any…

Winter Haven bars any use, commercial or industrial, from throwing glare that is 'readily perceptible' at the property's own lot line. Section 21-172(i) sits inside the Unified Land…

Polk County has no county-wide dark-sky ordinance for homes. The LDC requires that lighting for parking and loading areas be shielded or aimed away from adjacent properties and…

Every commercial and multi-family development in Winter Haven must provide a dedicated solid waste collection area, and any dumpster placed there has to be screened from public roads…

Winter Haven bars anyone from scattering, throwing, placing, or depositing litter, including yard waste, junk, and building debris, on public or private property where it can be…

Winter Haven runs its own residential garbage collection under Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-35, picking up trash at least once a week on a fixed city route. If a holiday falls on the…

Discarded furniture, appliances and tires do not go out with the regular cart in Winter Haven: Sec. 14-35 treats them as a special pickup billed at the rate on file with the city…

Winter Haven picks up horticultural refuse (tree branches, palm fronds, brush) once a week in loads up to two cubic yards under Sec. 14-35(b), so long as pieces run no more than four…

Winter Haven residents must put garbage carts at the property edge next to the street, not behind an obstacle or inside a building, and containers can go out no earlier than 5 p.m. the…

Unlike trash pickup, curbside recycling is not mandatory in unincorporated Polk County. Residents who want it must separately contract with a hauler that holds a county…

Polk County collects household trash and yard waste once a week, Monday through Friday, in unincorporated areas. Look up your day on the county's service-days map. When a weekday…

Holiday lights and decorations in Winter Haven are fully exempt from the City's sign regulations, no permit and no size cap, as long as they come down within thirty days of the holiday…

Winter Haven exempts shop window signs from its sign permit process outright: a sign placed in a window display of merchandise, incorporated with that display, needs no permit under…

Polk County's Sign Regulations are content-neutral, so there is no separate political-sign category. Any allowed sign may display a non-commercial (political) message. On private…

Garage-sale and yard-sale signs in unincorporated Polk County are temporary signs under LDC Section 760.F. On-premises signs need no permit but must keep a 5-foot setback, stay under 6…

Winter Haven parks open every day of the year, but each park's own posted hours set when it closes: the parks and recreation director sets and posts opening and closing times at the…

Polk County's Youth Protection Ordinance bars minors from public places during set overnight hours: midnight to 6 a.m. for 17-year-olds, and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on school nights…

Winter Haven's 'Polk County Dangerous Rights-of-Way Ordinance,' at City Code §§ 15-385 through 15-390, bars occupying a median that isn't a safe pedestrian refuge on an arterial or…

Sec. 15-41 puts the duty to reconstruct and keep sidewalks and driveways in repair on the owner of the abutting property, but carves out damage from ordinary wear and natural elements…

Sec. 15-42 bars anyone but an authorized city employee from building, repairing, moving or removing any structure on, in or under a Winter Haven street or its adjacent right-of-way…

Winter Haven's bicycle code, § 18-101, treats a motorized bicycle capped at 20 mph and any wheeled electric vehicle capped at 25 mph as a 'bicycle,' bars anyone under 16 from riding a…

Winter Haven bans bicycle riding on sidewalks inside the downtown and other business districts, except for on-duty police bicycles, under Code of Ordinances § 18-102. Where sidewalk…

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…

Winter Haven caps principal buildings in the R-1, Single Family Residential-Large Lot district at two floors and 35 feet. Detached accessory structures are held to two floors and 26…

Winter Haven caps impervious surface at 60 percent of the lot in the R-1, Single Family Residential-Large Lot zoning district. Table 21-36A also limits detached accessory structures to…

Winter Haven's R-1, Single Family Residential-Large Lot district sets a 25-foot front setback for the living area (15 feet for a porch, 25 feet for a garage), 5-foot side, 20-foot…

Winter Haven has adopted the National Electrical Code as its Electrical Code and will not issue an electrical permit to anyone not certified as an electrical contractor by the county…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 5-41 adopts the 1994 Standard Plumbing Code, with its appendices A, B, C, D, F, I and J, as the city's plumbing code. Section 5-43 puts the…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 5-9 requires a permit from the building official before any structural work, permanent or temporary, and before nonstructural work whose…

Winter Haven requires transient merchants, vendors, peddlers and itinerant merchants to obtain a license before doing business, capped at three months per license, disclosing identity…

Winter Haven's AG, Agriculture zoning district exists to protect agricultural activity and the state agricultural tax exemption on land at the City's perimeter. Sec. 21-34(b) caps…

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…

Winter Haven bans mobile food vending on public sidewalks and rights-of-way outright unless separately approved under Unified Land Development Code Sec. 21-98(g)(11), and right-of-way…

Winter Haven requires every mobile food vendor to pay the applicable business tax under Chapter 9 before operating anywhere in the city, per Unified Land Development Code Sec…

Winter Haven mobile food vendors face no operating-hour limit more than 150 feet from AG1, RE, R-1, R-2 or RM residential property, but within that buffer they are restricted to 7 a.m…

New residential, commercial and industrial development in Winter Haven's utility service area must connect to the city's reclaimed/reuse water system whenever a reuse main sits within…

Winter Haven caps the maximum irrigated area on a residential lot at 10,000 square feet and limits high-volume irrigation to sixty percent of the landscaped area under Unified Land…

Winter Haven's home occupation rule effectively forecloses at-home auto repair: Unified Land Development Code Sec. 21-81(e) bars noise, vibration, fumes or odors detectable off the…

Winter Haven has no separate municipal towing code. Instead, Code of Ordinances § 18-126 adopts the Polk County Towing Ordinance, Ordinance No. 92-13, by reference, applying it inside…

Winter Haven requires pawnbrokers, junk dealers and secondhand dealers to hold a police-vetted permit, keep a daily transaction register, and hold purchased goods for ten days before…

Winter Haven requires an adult entertainment permit before any sexually oriented business, adult bookstore, adult theater, special cabaret, or physical culture establishment can open…

Anyone buying or selling old, used or secondhand gold, silver or platinum in Polk County must log every transaction in a sheriff-approved register, verify the seller's identity, and…

Polk County bars retailers from selling tobacco products through open, self-service displays or vending machines unless the products sit inside a dedicated tobacco specialty shop or…

Sec. 15-4 of the Code of Ordinances bars anyone on roller skates or riding a coaster, toy vehicle, or similar wheeled device, wording that reaches skateboards and similar riding gear…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 3-2 bans drinking any alcoholic or intoxicating beverage on public property inside city limits, covering parks, sidewalks, streets and other…

Winter Haven's 2023 Solicitation Ordinance defines panhandling as any in-person request for an immediate donation, and City Code § 15-409 makes it unlawful to solicit, panhandle or…

Winter Haven bans smoking and vaping in every city-owned or leased park and beach inside municipal limits. City Code § 15-290 defines smoking broadly to include lit or heated tobacco…

Polk County Code Sec. 10.6-16(18)b bars loitering in or around any restroom, dressing room, bathhouse, picnic shelter, or wooded or natural area inside a county park. The same…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 5-23 amends the Florida Building Code to require new buildings' lowest floors to sit at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation, the ASCE 24…

Winter Haven requires a floodplain development permit for any construction, fill, grading, or utility work wholly or partly inside a mapped flood hazard area, administered under the…

Winter Haven requires developers building under a site development plan, subdivision review, or infill single-family project to follow standard USDA erosion-control practices during…

Winter Haven requires most new development and redevelopment to submit a stormwater management plan and hold post-development runoff at or below pre-development levels under Unified…

Florida regulates construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line through state permits, with uniform standards administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 5-71 adopts the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code as the city's Minimum Property Maintenance Standards, and Section 5-73 layers on…

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…

Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and procedures statewide, preempting cities from adding just-cause…

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…

Winter Haven's Minimum Property Maintenance Standards let the Code Official declare a building 'dangerous' on eleven grounds, from fire and structural damage to unsanitary conditions…

Winter Haven requires a City-issued sidewalk cafe permit for outdoor dining in the public right-of-way, limited to the C-1 Commercial-Downtown zoning district under Unified Land…

Winter Haven lets the city manager grant temporary relief from the noise ordinance for entertainment functions held on public property, such as festivals or concerts in city parks…

Winter Haven requires carnivals and fairs to submit parking, fire, police and sanitation plans before operating, and bars operation between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and midnight…

Winter Haven bars medical marijuana dispensing facilities from locating within 500 feet of any public or private elementary, middle or secondary school under Unified Land Development…

Medical marijuana dispensing facilities are permitted outright only in Winter Haven's C-3 and C-4 commercial districts; Unified Land Development Code Sec. 21-97(e)(1) requires planning…

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

Winter Haven singles out large live oaks for extra protection: any live oak measuring thirty-four inches DBH or more is a 'heritage oak' under ULDC Sec. 21-182, and removing one…

Winter Haven's Sit-Lie Ordinance of 2023 bars sitting or lying on a public sidewalk between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in a way that blocks pedestrian passage, and bars the same at…

Sec. 15-282(14) bars camping in a Winter Haven park outside permanent, supervised organized-camp cabins, including setting up a tent, shack or other temporary shelter, and it…

Polk County levies a combined 5% tourist development tax on rentals of hotel rooms, motels and similar transient accommodations rented for six months or less, on top of state sales…

Unincorporated Polk County's Structural Maintenance Ordinance requires every structure to stay free of insect and rodent infestation, and splits the extermination duty between owners…

During a declared state of emergency, Polk County's manager can send county crews and contractors onto private property and private roads to clear solid waste, fallen trees, and limbs…

Polk County's burn-ban ordinance regulates "open" and "recreational" fires, but Sec. 7-72 defines a recreational fire as one that is not contained in a barbecue grill or barbecue pit…

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

Florida expressly preempts local regulation of drones, reserving authority to the state and federal government, with limited surveillance and trespass exceptions.

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 law voids any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA agreement that bans or effectively blocks solar collectors on homes or condo units, and boards cannot deny installation…

Florida statute 163.04 prohibits any ordinance, deed restriction, or covenant from preventing installation of solar collectors. Local building permits are required but cannot…

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…