Property condition & permits
Pool Barrier and Safety Fence Requirements in Davie and Broward
Quick answer
Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act requires safety features on new residential pools, such as a barrier, approved covers, alarms or self-closing doors. Local building codes add details. When buying, check the fence, gates and door alarms, and ask whether the pool permit was finaled. If you plan to add or rebuild a pool, confirm current Town requirements first.
Check the applicable pool-safety option and barrier details
§515.27 lists alternative qualifying safety features for residential pool completion, including an enclosure, approved cover, qualifying alarms or qualifying self-closing/self-latching doors.
§515.29 sets barrier characteristics including a four-foot minimum outside height, openings and gate safeguards. A safety net is not automatically an approved statutory cover. Confirm scope, exemptions, construction date and current Building Code with Davie; no blanket upgrade-at-resale requirement is asserted.
Features to check
- Barrier around the pool
- Self-closing, self-latching gates
- Door or window alarms where the house is part of the barrier
- Approved statutory safety cover, if used as the qualifying option
- No climbable objects near the fence
Records to ask for
- Pool permit and final inspection
- Fence permit
- Any barrier repairs
Children and guests
Even if a home meets code, add layers like alarms and supervision plans if young children will live or visit.
Related Mora Realty Davie pages
Sources
- §515.27 — Lists alternative qualifying safety features for residential pool completion, including an enclosure, approved cover, qualifying alarms or qualifying self-closing/self-latching doors.
- §515.29 — Sets barrier characteristics including a four-foot minimum outside height, openings and gate safeguards