FL S1752

Authorizes counties and municipalities to establish expedited inspection processes for building and fire prevention code inspections, allowing them to charge an additional fee up to two times the standard inspection fee.

Allows local governments to establish expedited permitting processes for building permits, with an additional fee not to exceed two times the standard permit fee.

Requires applicants to pay only 50 percent of permit fees upon application submission, with the remaining balance due upon approval.

Reduces permit fees by 10 percent for every 10 business days a local government fails to meet its established processing deadline, with refunds issued if reductions exceed 50 percent of the original fee.

Expands the list of permit types subject to the 120-day processing requirement to include all nonresidential buildings, removing the previous 25,000 square foot size limitation.