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Practical guides for property managers and the trade vendors who work for them across Central Florida and Gainesville. Each one links the statute, agency or form it relies on, so you can check it yourself.
For property managers
Which Orange County rental repairs need a permit (water heater, A/C changeout, re-roof, electrical panel), what needs none, who pulls it and how to look one up.
· 6 min read
For property managers
What Florida law asks of landlords for smoke alarms in rentals: section 83.51, the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 10-year batteries and tenant duties.
· 6 min read
For property managers
Florida's cross-connection rule, Seminole County's annual backflow test, who may perform it, and the records a property manager should keep on file.
· 6 min read
For property managers
A before, during and after hurricane checklist for Central Florida rentals: season dates, watch and warning deadlines, generator safety and damage photos.
· 9 min read
For property managers
What property managers should do in the first 24 to 48 hours after storm water gets into a Florida rental: EPA drying guidance and state mold licensing.
· 9 min read
For property managers
A step-by-step routine for vetting a Florida maintenance vendor: the DBPR license search, Sunbiz status, the certificate of insurance and workers' comp records.
· 8 min read
For property managers
Florida Statutes section 83.51, read plainly: the code duty, the structural fallback, the apartment list, what a lease can change, tenant notices and entry.
· 9 min read
For property managers
A room-by-room apartment make-ready checklist in trade order, with Florida's security deposit deadlines and the EPA lead rule for pre-1978 units.
· 9 min read
For property managers
A four-tier triage for the 2 a.m. maintenance call: life safety, active damage, lost essential services under Florida law, and what can wait for morning.
· 8 min read
Orange, Seminole and Osceola take every trade, and Lake and Polk take scheduled work. Send one request there and judge us on what comes back.
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