Fire & Rescue

Repair work normally requiring permits will still require permits; however, many items usually noted for repairs are exempt from permits.  Contact the Building Department at 386.424.2400 Ext. 1515 for clarification.

Yes, smoke detectors will be required in each sleeping room, each hallway adjacent to the sleeping rooms and at each floor level.

No, your building is required to be maintained at a level consistent with the codes of the period in which it was constructed. However, any construction improvements must comply with the current codes adapted by the State of Florida and the City of Edgewater.

Efforts will be made to inspect all Residential Rental Properties annually. 

You will be required to have one Business Tax Receipt and a Certificate of Use for each dwelling unit you own.

The Business Tax Receipt is a ZERO charge. The Certificate of Use is $75.00 for the first year and $65.00 each year after. Payments will be due after inspection has been completed and approved.

The property owner is responsible for obtaining a Business Tax Receipt and Certificate of Use.

Residential rental property includes single-family dwellings, duplexes, apartments, town homes and condominiums which are leased, rented or occupied by a person or person other than the owner.

The Residential Rental Program is designed to proactively identify blighted, deteriorated and substandard rental housing stock and to ensure the rehabilitation or elimination of such housing that does not meet the international property maintenance code standards.  These standards address not only life, health and safety issues but also the results of deferred or inadequate maintenance.