The building code in force in Florida now.

Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023)

Rule 9B-3.047; 2023 edition effective December 31, 2023 per DBPR. The Commission's updated workplan for its October 13, 2026 meeting lists the 9th Edition (2026) FBC effective 12/31/2026, six months after publication; the final rule hearing, Secretary of State filing and final PDF were still marked TBD.

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9th Edition target Dec 31, 2026

9th Edition target Dec 31, 2026; flrules 61G20-1.001 (read Oct 21, 2026) shows the 9th Edition Proposed notice of Sept 23, 2026 (FAR 52/185) and no notice of change or adoption; rule effective 3/18/2026

• the county's Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources in unincorporated areas; each city's building department inside city limits. Lodging and elevators: DBPR. Boilers: the State Fire Marshal.
• County Code §8-11. First at 25 years within three miles of the coast (built 1998 or later), 30 years elsewhere, then every 10. Report due 90 days from notice.

• Broward County's Building Code Services Division is the building official only for the unincorporated Municipal Services District and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport; other cities run their own departments under county-wide BORA code amendments.
• Broward's Building Safety Inspection Program (BORA Policy 05-05) requires threshold buildings over 3 stories or 50 feet to recertify at 30 years (25 for coastal condos/co-ops within 3 miles of the coast), every 10 years, reports due within 90 days of notice.

• The county's Building Division is the building official for unincorporated areas; most municipalities, including West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, run their own building departments and permitting.
• Palm Beach County requires milestone inspections for condominium and cooperative buildings three stories or taller in unincorporated areas: first inspection at 25 years within 3 miles of the coast or 30 years inland, then every 10 years.
• No broader county program requires periodic structural recertification of non-condo commercial or rental buildings; only the statewide milestone law's condominium and cooperative scope is enforced locally.

• The county's Division of Building Safety is the building official for unincorporated Orange County, enforcing the Florida Building Code and County Code Chapter 9; several cities run independent building departments.
• Orange County has no local program like Miami-Dade's; only Florida's statewide milestone inspection law applies, covering condominium and cooperative buildings three stories or taller.

• The Monroe County Building Department directory lists Rick Griffin as Building Official (as read 2026-10-08), with offices in Marathon, Key Largo, Big Pine Key, Ocean Reef and Stock Island.

• Building and Development Review Services covers unincorporated Pinellas plus Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor; other cities run their own building departments.
• No county building recertification or structural inspection ordinance appeared on the county building pages read; only the statewide s.553.899 milestone law was found to apply.

• Building and Permitting Services sits in the Department of Community Development; the building official was not named on the pages read, and a building permit fee schedule update was posted effective April 15, 2026.
• Lee County Land Development Code Chapter 6 is 'Buildings and Building Regulations'; Ordinance 25-09 amended it (acknowledged filed with the State on April 22, 2025).
• No Lee County building recertification or milestone ordinance was found in the sources read; only the statewide s.553.899 law applies as far as verified.

• Building Plan Review and Inspection is a division of Growth Management Community Development; a 2009 county notice showed Collier County, Marco Island and City of Naples each with its own building department (old source, reconfirm).
• Collier County Code Chapter 22 has Article XII, 'Collier County Mandatory Inspection of Aging Condominium and Cooperative Buildings Ordinance', starting at Sec. 22-426 per the Municode node; article text was not readable here.
• The county's Milestone Inspections page exists, and its design-professional form (dated 9/4/2024) cites F.S. 553.899, requires preregistration on the GMCD Public Portal, and goes to MilestoneInspections@colliercountyfl.gov.
• A law-firm summary (secondary, not verified) reports the local ordinance uses 25 years within 3 miles of coast and 30 years inland, 10-year repeats, a 60-day Building Official extension, and a misdemeanor penalty up to $500 or 60 days.

• Osceola County has a Building and Permitting Office; the building official was not named on any official page read.

• The City's Building Inspection Division, headed by Chief Charles Gibson, enforces the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) and city building ordinances; the division site lists a Condo/Co-Op Milestone Inspections guideline.
• No Duval-specific recertification ordinance was confirmed; the Building Inspection Division publishes guidance on the statewide s.553.899 milestone inspection law only.

• The County's Building & Code Administration, led by a Director and Chief Building Official, covers permits in the unincorporated areas (volusia.org permit center page).
• No Volusia County structural recertification ordinance was found; the statewide s.553.899 milestone law applies.

• No Brevard County structural recertification ordinance was found; the statewide s.553.899 milestone law applies.

• No Sarasota County structural recertification ordinance was found; the statewide s.553.899 milestone law applies.