Rune Lero; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 44, No. 232, of the November 30, 2018 Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner sought clarification of Sections 468.604(2), 468.621(1)(g), and 468.621(1)(i), F....

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Building Code Administrators and Inspectors has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Rune Lero on November 15, 2018. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition: The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 44, No. 232, of the November 30, 2018 Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner sought clarification of subsection 468.604(2) and paragraphs 468.621(1)(g) and 468.621(1)(i), F.S. as they pertain to the licensing required to conduct virtual inspections. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on February 7, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on February 27, 2019, finds that a licensed building inspector operating as a private provider under the provisions of paragraph 553.791(1)(i), F.S. who conducts a virtual inspection of the type specifically identified above utilizing the smartphone application, web based, video guided, biometrically protected program as specifically described in the Petition and by sworn testimony of the Petitioner is not, ipso facto failing to lawfully execute the duties and responsibilities of their license nor are they failing to ensure compliance with applicable building codes or requirements.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Robyn Barineau, Executive Director, Board of Building Code Administrators and Inspectors, 2601 Blair Stone Road, N12, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0790, [phone] or by electronic mail - [e-mail].