Florida HOA Lawyer Blog
Our firm’s other community association attorneys and I often receive questions from association members, directors and managers about the Florida law requiring that high-rise condominium towers must have automatic fire sprinkler or Engineered Life Safety systems in place by the end of 2019.
I have developed a simple and brief overview of the Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC) that is now posted in our firm’s website. The three-page document explains that the FFPC defines “high-rise building” to mean a building that is greater than 75 feet in height, with the height being measured from the lowest level of fire department access to the floor of the highest occupiable level. It mandates that all such buildings other than those with an approved Engineered Life Safety System (ELSS) must be protected throughout by an approved and supervised automatic sprinkler system no later than December 31, 2019.