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Central Florida ADU Authority corrects factual errors promptly and on the record. If something is wrong, here is how to reach us and what to expect.

By Andy West Ocala, FL 7 min read

Every page on this site is sourced to a primary document: a county ordinance, a state statute, a permit office fee schedule, or a direct agency statement. When that sourcing is wrong, outdated, or incomplete, we correct it on the record and update the relevant page.

How to report an error

Email corrections@centralfloridaadu.com with:

  • The URL of the page where the error appears
  • The specific claim you believe is wrong
  • A source, if you have one (ordinance section, county fee schedule, permit office statement)

We verify every submission against the primary source. You can expect a response within 48 hours and a correction or explanation within five business days. If we correct the record, we note it in the log below.

The contact page has more detail on what to include and what to expect back.

Our standard

We do not correct content because someone disagrees with a characterization or finds a tone unfavorable. We correct content when a factual claim is demonstrably wrong against the primary source: wrong setback number, outdated fee schedule, superseded ordinance reference, incorrect effective date.

Corrections are permanent and logged here. We do not silently alter pages.

Correction log

This section is updated each time a factual correction is issued. Each entry includes the date, the page corrected, the original claim, the corrected claim, and the source that resolved the dispute.

July 15, 2026: Orange County ADU setback distances (county page)

  • Page: /counties/orange/
  • Original claim: “Rear: 7.5 ft; Side: 7.5 ft; Front: match primary structure”
  • Corrected to: For detached accessory structures (includes ADUs) 15 ft or less in height: 5 ft from any side or rear lot line, 15 ft from any side street lot line. For those over 15 ft (up to the 2-story/25 ft max): 10 ft from the rear property line, with side and side street setbacks matching the primary structure’s required setbacks. Attached ADUs follow the primary dwelling’s own setbacks.
  • Source: Orange County Code of Ordinances § 38-1426
  • Note: The original 7.5 ft flat figure didn’t match any threshold in the actual ordinance, which tiers by structure height rather than a single number. Surfaced while fact-checking an unrelated new guide (Ready Set Orange); confirmed against the primary ordinance text directly.

July 4, 2026: Florida statute of repose for construction defects (builders guide)

  • Page: /builders/
  • Original claim: “Florida has a ten-year statutory warranty on latent defects under § 95.11(3)(c), Fla. Stat.”
  • Corrected to: “Florida has a seven-year statute of repose on construction-defect claims under § 95.11(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (shortened from ten years by a 2023 law)”
  • Source: Fla. Stat. § 95.11
  • Note: The same duration error (ten years vs. seven) was flagged on the competitive-adu-bids guide on April 25, 2026, but that fix corrected only the number, not the subsection letter. A site-wide sweep the same day as this entry found the same wrong subsection letter on two more pages — see the three follow-up entries below.

July 4, 2026: Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund — name and reimbursement caps (builders guide)

  • Page: /builders/
  • Original claim: “the Florida Construction Industries Recovery Fund can reimburse you up to $50,000 per claim and $500,000 in aggregate”
  • Corrected to: “the Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund” (current statutory name, renamed 2004); caps of $100,000 per claim and $2,000,000 aggregate per licensee for general/building/residential contractors, for contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2024
  • Source: Fla. Stat. § 489.143
  • Note: The name error was also flagged on the competitive-adu-bids guide on April 25, 2026 and fixed there, but that page’s fix didn’t touch the dollar caps (it doesn’t cite specific figures).

July 4, 2026: Contractor general liability insurance minimum (builders guide)

  • Page: /builders/
  • Original claim: “Typical general liability floors for residential work are $300,000 per occurrence / $300,000 aggregate”
  • Corrected to: Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G4-15.003 sets $100,000 public liability / $25,000 property damage for a Certified Residential Contractor (the most common ADU license class) and $300,000/$50,000 for a Certified General or Building Contractor — flat aggregate amounts, not a separate per-occurrence figure
  • Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G4-15.003 (verified against a copy of the rule document; last amended 11-15-07, no changes since)

July 4, 2026: Florida statute of repose citation (competitive-adu-bids guide)

  • Page: /guides/competitive-adu-bids/
  • Original claim: “Florida’s seven-year statute of repose (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(c))”
  • Corrected to: “Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(b)” — the duration (seven years) was already correct from the April 25, 2026 correction; only the subsection letter was wrong
  • Source: Fla. Stat. § 95.11

July 4, 2026: Florida statute of repose citation (Orlando county page)

  • Page: /counties/orange/orlando/
  • Original claim: “Florida Statutes § 95.11(3)(c) provides a 7-year statute of repose on latent construction defects”
  • Corrected to: “Florida Statutes § 95.11(3)(b)” — the duration (7 years) was already correct; only the subsection letter was wrong
  • Source: Fla. Stat. § 95.11

July 4, 2026: Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund (name) (verify-contractor-license guide)

July 4, 2026: Contractor general liability insurance minimum (verify-contractor-license guide)

  • Page: /guides/verify-contractor-license/
  • Original claim: “Minimums for residential work are typically $300,000/$300,000”
  • Corrected to: $100,000 public liability / $25,000 property damage for a Certified Residential Contractor (the most common ADU license class); $300,000/$50,000 for a Certified General or Building Contractor
  • Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G4-15.003

July 3, 2026: Orange County maximum ADU size (zoning-check guide)

  • Page: /guides/zoning-check/
  • Original claim: “maximum 750 sq ft or 50% of the primary dwelling, whichever is less (common in Orange and several others)”
  • Corrected to: Orange County’s cap is 1,000 sq ft or 45% of primary dwelling living area, whichever is less (1,500 sq ft for lots ≥ 2 acres; minimum 500 sq ft)
  • Source: Orange County Code of Ordinances § 38-1426
  • Note: This same stale figure was corrected on the /counties/orange/ page on April 25, 2026 (see below); this guide’s Step 5 example had repeated the outdated number and county attribution independently.

April 25, 2026: Orange County maximum ADU size

April 25, 2026: Seminole County maximum ADU size

April 25, 2026: Polk County maximum ADU size

  • Page: /counties/polk/
  • Original claim: 1,000 sq ft OR 50% of primary dwelling, whichever is less
  • Corrected to: 1,000 sq ft heated floor space; if the primary residence is a mobile home, 50% of the mobile home’s heated floor area
  • Source: Polk County Ordinance 25-018

April 25, 2026: Volusia County maximum ADU size

  • Page: /counties/volusia/
  • Original claim: 750 sq ft
  • Corrected to: 50% of principal residence, max 1,200 sq ft, min 240 sq ft
  • Source: Volusia County 2024 ADU Regulation Handout & Checklist

April 25, 2026: Florida statute of repose for construction defects

  • Page: /guides/competitive-adu-bids/
  • Original claim: “Florida’s ten-year statute of repose”
  • Corrected to: “Florida’s seven-year statute of repose (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(c), as amended by SB 360 effective April 13, 2023)”
  • Source: Fla. Stat. § 95.11

April 25, 2026: Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund (name)