| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to residential building permits; amending |
| 3 | s. 553.79, F.S.; prohibiting local enforcing agencies and |
| 4 | building code officials or entities from requiring certain |
| 5 | inspections of buildings, structures, or real property as |
| 6 | a condition of issuance of residential building permits; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (17) is added to section 553.79, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 13 | 553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections.- |
| 14 | (17) A local enforcing agency, and any local building code |
| 15 | administrator, inspector, or other official or entity, may not |
| 16 | require as a condition of issuance of a residential building |
| 17 | permit the inspection of any portion of a building, structure, |
| 18 | or real property that is not directly related to the |
| 19 | construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or |
| 20 | demolition of the building, structure, or real property for |
| 21 | which the permit is sought. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |