What Laws Protect Florida Residents from Mold?
Unfortunately in Florida, the mold protection laws are relatively weak. In comparison, states such as California and Texas have strong regulations regarding mold exposure. Florida has two basic sets of laws relating to the presence of mold in a Florida dwelling. Florida's Tenant Protection Law First, are the general protections provided under Florida's landlord-tenant statutes which are contained in Chapter 83, Part II, Florida Statutes. For tenants, s. 83.51, Florida Statutes, requires that the landlord "[c]omply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes" and if the premises is located in an area that doesn't have local building, housing or health codes, then the landlord is required to "maintain the roofs, windows, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls, foundations, [...]