BILL SUMMARY DETAILS

Florida League of Cities

County and Municipal Code Enforcement (Watch)

CS/SB 60 (Bradley) and CS/CS/CS/HB 883 (Overdorf) would prohibit code enforcement officers from investigating and enforcing a potential code violation if the complaint is received anonymously. The bill requires any person who reports a violation of a code or ordinance to provide their name and address to the local government before any enforcement proceedings occur. The bills were amended to still allow for enforcement of anonymous complaints if they pose an imminent threat to public health, safety or welfare or imminent destruction of habitat or sensitive resources. Nothing in the bills prohibit a code enforcement officer from proactively enforcing a code violation. CS/CS/CS/HB 883 was substituted to CS/SB 60. CS/SB 60 passed the Senate (27-11) and the House (81-35). (Taggart)