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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki
I hear a lot about anonymous complaints - people who file violations about everything - so I thought this would be interesting. This bill was recently signed.
And I am pretty sure the CDD’s fall under this.
“prohibiting code inspectors from initiating enforcement proceedings for potential violations of codes and ordinances by way of anonymous complaints”
Complaint needs to include name, etc - that is can be FOIAd
Full bill is here
Senate Bill 60 (2021) - The Florida Senate |
What was the impetus for that piece of legislation? Who pushed it and why. This certainly will make it more likely we will have shoddy construction with code violations going undetected. Imagine you are employed by a construction company in this fire at will state and you see that your employer or another contractor is cutting corners. Now you certainly will not notify the authorities of that defective construction as it will cost you your job. This is bad law. Whistle-blowers need to be protected to protect the public.