About window screens

[Yan Guo]

I am in Florida. I have a question about the window screens. I bought a rental property last week and going to rent it out. All windows don’t have screens. My property manager says the new Florida law requires window screens. The house was built in 1987. I think it doesn’t apply to the existing building. But the property manager quoted me the Florida Status. Should I install screens? Thanks. The 2017 Florida Statutes Title VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Chapter 83 LANDLORD AND TENANT View Entire Chapter 83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises.— (1) The landlord at all times during the tenancy shall: (a) Comply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes; or (b) Where there are no applicable building, housing, or health codes, maintain the roofs, windows, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls, foundations, and all other structural components in good repair and capable of resisting normal forces and loads and the plumbing in reasonable working condition. The landlord, at commencement of the tenancy, must ensure that screens are installed in a reasonable condition. Thereafter ondition. Thereafter, the landlord must repair damage to screens once annually, when necessary, until termination of the rental agreement.

[John Thedford]

i had some made and installed. They were under $40 each. This was on an older unit built without them. Yes they are required.