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Migrant Housing
Florida Department of Health in Hardee County
- 863-773-4161
- HardeeCHD@FLhealth.gov
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Fax
863-773-0978 -
Mailing Address
115 K.D. Revell Road
Wauchula, FL 33873
The migrant labor camp program in Florida issues hundreds of permits in order to ensure that thousands of migrant and seasonal farm workers, as well as their families live in housing that meets or exceeds standards set by law.
Our purpose for this program is to reduce the risk of communicable disease transmission and injury among migrant farm workers by establishing thorough and consistent procedures for permitting and inspecting migrant housing.
Chapter 64E-14, Florida Administrative Code provides standards for construction, operation, and maintenance of migrant labor camps and residential migrant housing. This governing rule is applicable to mobile homes, private residential rentals, rooming houses, barracks, and housing authority projects for farm workers when these facilities constitute a migrant labor camp or residential migrant housing.
Obtaining A Migrant Farm Worker Housing Permit
An application with the Florida Department of Health in Hardee County's (DOH-Hardee) Division of Environmental Health must be made prior to the establishment/operation/occupancy of the farm worker housing.
If, after a pre-licensing inspection, it is determined that the proposed housing conforms to the minimum standards required by the governing rules, and the applicant has paid the fee, DOH-Hardee shall issue a permit for operation.
For basic knowledge of the rules and regulations, review the guidelines.
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