[CLC-Discussion] 553.84 damages

Thu Jun 9 11:48:34 PDT 2022

If there is no express statement of the law requiring FBC violations to be
fixed, then there are plenty of real world scenarios where the situation
comes into play -- passing final inspection comes to mind immediately.

Then there's the reality of current contractors/subs finding a condition
that violates the FBC and refusing to perform any work until or unless the
condition is corrected.

Also, if an owner is aware of any FBC violations affecting a residential
structure, then I would argue *Johnson v. Davis* requires disclosure of
same in connection with any sale of the property, thereby creating a
situation where the violation would almost certainly have to be corrected
prior to closing.

I'm sure there are other good examples of when correction would be
required, if not by law then by real world application, but those were just
the first few off the top of my head.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 1:42 PM RPPTL CLC-Discussion <
clc-discussion at lists.flabarrpptl.org> wrote:

> Where does it state that violations of the FBC are required to be fixed?
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> *Edward* *Kuchinski*
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> *From:* clc-discussion-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org <
> clc-discussion-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org> *On Behalf Of *RPPTL
> CLC-Discussion
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 9, 2022 2:29 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [CLC-Discussion] 553.84 damages
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> I think it's important to give weight to the part of the hypothetical
> involving the Florida Building Code's provisions having "the force of
> law."  Because violations of the FBC are *required to be fixed*, then the
> applicable measure of damages must be whatever the current cost of
> correction is.
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> In that specific scenario, a diminution of value measure of damages simply
> would not be a reasonable application of the law, or an
> effective/meaningful remedy, in my opinion.
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> On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 1:15 PM RPPTL CLC-Discussion <
> clc-discussion at lists.flabarrpptl.org> wrote:
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> Because the Economic Waste doctrine is judicially created. It should
> apply, absence a state statute to the contrary. While the question you have
> impliedly posed calls reason/logic into question, a possible legislative
> fix has no such burden.
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> *From:* clc-discussion-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org <
> clc-discussion-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org> *On Behalf Of *RPPTL
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> *Subject:* [CLC-Discussion] 553.84 damages
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> I’m interested in others’ thoughts on this.
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> We know two things about breach of contract damages under *Grossman
> Holdings*: (1) that they are to be measured as of the time of the breach (*Jeremy
> Stewart Constr., Inc. v. Matthews*, 324 So. 3d 41 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)) –
> with interest accruing since that time; and (2) that they are limited to
> diminution in value if the cost to correct would be “unreasonable economic
> waste.” --- BUT – what about damages under 553.84? Since the building code
> has the force of law, and is for the purposes of life safety, etc.,
> wouldn’t damages for a 553.84 claim have *neither* of those constraints?
> *I.e.* wouldn’t they, for public policy reasons, be measured by the
> *current* cost to correct and not be limited by the economic waste
> constraint because the law requires their correction?
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> I can find zero cases or other authorities that even touch this point.
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> Thoughts from this august group?  Am I Don Quixote here?
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