WCI Communities, Inc.; Petitioner seeks clarification as to whether dedicated, independent dehumidifiers may be used in new & existing residential dwellings to transfer air from closets and bathrooms to be filtered & introduced into the house.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

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61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from WCI Communities, Inc. The petition seeks the agency’s opinion as to the applicability of Sections M1507.2 & M1602.2.4, Florida Building Code 5th edition (2014), Residential as it applies to the petitioner.

Petitioner seeks clarification as to whether dedicated, independent dehumidifiers may be used in new & existing residential dwellings to transfer air from closets and bathrooms to be filtered & introduced into the house.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk’s Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].

Please refer all comments to: Mo Madani, Building Codes and Standards Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail] or April L. Hammonds, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail]. RESPONSES, MOTIONS TO INTERVENE, OR REQUESTS FOR A HEARING MUST BE FILED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE.