Florida mold laws: what Chapter 468 and Chapter 83 say

• Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation licenses and regulates mold assessors and mold remediators. “The Department of Business and Professional Regulation is responsible for licensing and regulating mold assessors and mold remediators.” (Florida DBPR, Mold-Related Services, checked 2026-09-23)
• No one may perform or offer a mold assessment in Florida unless the assessor has documented training in water, mold and respiratory protection. “(1) A person may not: (a) Effective July 1, 2011, perform or offer to perform any mold assessment unless the mold assessor has documented training in water, mold, and respiratory protection” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419, checked 2026-09-23)
• A Florida mold remediator must carry general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 with specific coverage for mold-related claims. “A mold remediator shall maintain a general liability insurance policy in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 that includes specific coverage for mold-related claims.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8421, checked 2026-09-23)
• A Florida mold assessor must carry at least $1 million in general liability and errors-and-omissions coverage. “A mold assessor shall maintain general liability and errors and omissions for both preliminary and postremediation mold assessment insurance coverage of at least $1 million.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8421, checked 2026-09-23)

• Florida's statutory definition of mold remediation covers mold or mold-contaminated matter greater than 10 square feet. ““Mold remediation” means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter of greater than 10 square feet that was not purposely grown at that location” (Fla. Stat. §468.8411(5), checked 2026-09-23)
• Florida defines mold assessment as a process performed by a mold assessor that evaluates mold growth of greater than 10 square feet. ““Mold assessment” means a process performed by a mold assessor that includes the physical sampling and detailed evaluation of data obtained from a building history and inspection to formulate an initial hypothesis about the origin, identity, location, and extent of amplification of mold growth of greater than 10 square feet.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8411(3), checked 2026-09-23)

• A person may not perform mold remediation on a structure that the mold assessor or the assessor's company assessed within the last 12 months. “(d) Perform or offer to perform any mold remediation to a structure on which the mold assessor or the mold assessor’s company provided a mold assessment within the last 12 months.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(1)(d), checked 2026-09-23)
• The 12-month rule does not apply to a certified contractor classified as a Division I contractor under s. 489.105(3). “This paragraph does not apply to a certified contractor who is classified in s. 489.105 (3) as a Division I contractor.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(1)(d), checked 2026-09-23)
• A mold remediator may not perform a mold assessment on a structure its company remediated within the last 12 months. “(d) Perform or offer to perform any mold assessment to a structure on which the mold remediator or the mold remediator’s company provided a mold remediation within the last 12 months.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(2)(d), checked 2026-09-23)
• A mold assessor may not accept compensation from a mold remediator for referring business to that remediator. “(f) Accept any compensation, inducement, or reward from a mold remediator or mold remediator’s company for the referral of any business to the mold remediator or the mold remediator’s company.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(1)(f), checked 2026-09-23)
• Florida's list of things a person may not do includes accepting an assessment engagement in which the assessment or its fee is contingent upon the assessment's conclusions. “(h) Accept an engagement to make an omission of the assessment or conduct an assessment in which the assessment itself, or the fee payable for the assessment, is contingent upon the conclusions of the assessment.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(1)(h), checked 2026-09-23)
• Florida's list of things a person may not do includes inspecting for a fee any property in which the assessor or the assessor's company has a financial or transfer interest. “(e) Inspect for a fee any property in which the assessor or the assessor’s company has any financial or transfer interest.” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(1)(e), checked 2026-09-23)

• A first violation of §468.8419 is a second-degree misdemeanor. “Any person who violates any provision of this section commits: (a) A misdemeanor of the second degree for a first violation” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(3), checked 2026-09-23)
• A third or later violation of §468.8419 is a third-degree felony. “(c) A felony of the third degree for a third or subsequent violation” (Fla. Stat. §468.8419(3), checked 2026-09-23)

• Florida landlords must comply with applicable building, housing and health codes at all times during the tenancy. “(1) The landlord at all times during the tenancy shall: (a) Comply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes” (Fla. Stat. §83.51, checked 2026-09-23)

Yes, for work covered by the statute. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation licenses mold assessors and mold remediators, and the statutory definitions cover mold growth greater than 10 square feet.

Not within 12 months. Fla. Stat. §468.8419 bars remediation of a structure that the assessor or the assessor's company assessed in the last 12 months. The rule does not apply to certified Division I contractors.

No. The statute bars an assessor from accepting compensation, inducement or reward from a remediator for referring business to that remediator.

A first violation of §468.8419 is a second-degree misdemeanor, and a third or later violation is a third-degree felony.