Florida Has Strict Rules When It Comes To Building A Residential Swimming Pool

The Florida Legislature has strict rules and regulations when it comes to the building and approval of residential swimming pools. Florida is a state where we spend a great deal of our time outdoors. In doing so, we run a high risk of injuries and death caused by outdoor activities, such as swimming.

After lengthy review, The Florida Legislature found that drowning is the leading cause of death in young children and medically frail elderly people. Not surprisingly, they also found that constant adult supervision is essential in reducing the number of drownings and near drownings.

In an effort to reduce drowning and near-drowning incidents, the Residential Pool Safety Act was passed. In order to combat lapses in supervision, the act requires each new residential pool to be equipped with a safety feature designed to deny, delay, or detect unsupervised entry to the swimming pool, spa, or hot tub area.

It is now required that all new residential swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs be equipped with at least one pool safety feature as specified by the Legislature. All in an effort to prevent the enormous health care, loss of productivity, and legal costs associated with drowning and near drowning incidents each year.

For more information on the safety rules and regulations set forth by the Florida Legislature click here to view the entire ruling. Contact Florida Personal Injury Attorney Jeffrey Sexton at 888-293-1144 if you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of a drowning or near drowning incident.

Musical Districts

The Florida Legislature is mired in the “politics of politics’. Currently, restructuring of legislative districts have led many to proclaim that the fix was in.

Assigning numbers to the 40 districts has proven to be quite the riddle. The Florida state senate staggers it’s elections in an effort to avoid a mass re-election fiasco that results in stagnation of the state’s affairs. As a result; odd numbered districts will allow a senator to serve two more years than an even number district. So, how do you divvy it up? East to west perhaps? That would work if the state were symmetrical. But the panhandle would negate that.

The other option is a lottery. It is certainly the most random. The senate has even consulted with the Florida Lottery regarding the matter. Some Senators made jokes about a bingo-style atmosphere that this has turned in to.

In a state where politics always seem to become an anomaly, the re-districting of the Florida Senate has lived up to that notion. A decision is yet to be made. As far as the courts and everyone else sees it, a lottery may be the answer... But as the saying goes:” You can’t win if you don’t play.”-- Time to play!