More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.

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    1 year ago

    Their codes are decent, but their construction firms and inspections have a reputation for putting up actual structures well below code, to put it mildly.

    Building codes are only as good as their enforcement. If the firms aren’t competent enough to implement them and the local councils don’t have the will to punish bad actors, they mean nothing. And given that Florida is already in a nation-setting inflation crisis, I truly doubt they’ll be changing policy in a way that makes homes more expensive – like strictly enforcing code – any time soon.

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      Could you cite an article that proves that? I’m not trying to be confrontational here. I’m just making a statement on Florida’s building code. Because there is a definite improvement and difference between pre Andrew and post Andrew construction in Florida. It is visibly evident in construction methodology.