Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0207 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to door alarms for multifamily 2
16	16	residential properties; creating s. 514.076, F.S.; 3
17	17	providing a short title; providing legislative 4
18	18	findings; providing definitions; requiring certain 5
19	19	properties to install and maintain door alarms on 6
20	20	certain doors beginning on a date certain; specifying 7
21	21	the person responsible for installing and maintaining 8
22	22	such door alarms; requiring door alarms to be 9
23	23	inspected annually; requiring documentation of such 10
24	24	inspection be maintained for a certain length of time; 11
25	25	requiring door alarms to be compliant with the Florida 12
26	26	Building Code; requiring the Department of Business 13
27	27	and Professional Regulation to enforce this act and 14
28	28	authorizing the department to use any enforcement 15
29	29	action authorized by law; providing administrative 16
30	30	fines; providing an effective date. 17
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32	32	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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34	34	Section 1. Section 514.076, Florida Statutes, is cre ated 21
35	35	to read: 22
36	36	514.076 Multihousing Water Safety Act. — 23
37	37	(1) This section may be cited as the "Multihousing Water 24
38	38	Safety Act." 25
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51	51	(2) The Legislature finds that the safety and well -being 26
52	52	of residents in apartment complexes, condominiums, townhouses, 27
53	53	and similarly multifamily residential properties is of paramount 28
54	54	importance. The presence of swimming pools, retention ponds, 29
55	55	lakes, rivers, and other natural bodies of water on such 30
56	56	properties poses a significant risk to children and other 31
57	57	vulnerable population s. 32
58	58	(3) As used in this section, the term: 33
59	59	(a) "Apartment complex" means a building or group of 34
60	60	buildings on the same property, containing three or more 35
61	61	dwelling units. 36
62	62	(b) "Condominium" has the same meaning as in s. 718.103. 37
63	63	(c) "Door alarm" means a device that makes audible, 38
64	64	continuous alarm sounds with a minimum sound pressure rating of 39
65	65	85 dB A at 10 feet when the door on which it is installed is 40
66	66	opened or left ajar. 41
67	67	(d) "Multifamily residential property" means a residential 42
68	68	building or group of residential buildings, such as an 43
69	69	apartment, a townhouse, or a condominium, consisting of at least 44
70	70	five dwelling units on the same property. 45
71	71	(e) "Townhouse" has the same meaning as in s. 481.203. 46
72	72	(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, each apartment complex, 47
73	73	condominium, townhouse, and similar multifamily residential 48
74	74	property that has a public swimming pool, private pool, or 49
75	75	public bathing place on the property must install and maintain a 50
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88	88	door alarm on each door that leads directly to the public or 51
89	89	private pool or public bathing place. 52
90	90	(5) The property owner, principal owner, or manager of an 53
91	91	apartment complex, a condominium, a townhouse, or a similar 54
92	92	multifamily residential property must ensure that door alarms 55
93	93	are installed and maintained in working conditi on at all times. 56
94	94	A door alarm inspection must be conducted as part of the 57
95	95	property's annual building inspection in which similar safety 58
96	96	measures, such as fire alarms and fire sprinklers, are 59
97	97	inspected. The property owner, principal owner, or manager must 60
98	98	maintain documentation of such inspection, including sworn 61
99	99	affidavits, for at least 5 years. 62
100	100	(6) A door alarm must be compliant with the standards set 63
101	101	by the Florida Building Code. 64
102	102	(7) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation 65
103	103	is responsible for the enforcement of this section. The 66
104	104	department may take any enforcement action as authorized by law, 67
105	105	including, but not limited to, issuing cease and desist orders 68
106	106	and requiring corrective action. 69
107	107	(8) A property owner, principal owner, o r manager of an 70
108	108	apartment complex, a condominium, a townhouse, or a similar 71
109	109	multifamily residential property who fails to comply with this 72
110	110	section is subject to an administrative fine not exceeding $50 73
111	111	per day of noncompliance. 74
112	112	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 75