Reporting a Raw Sewage Backup or Septic Overflow in Florida & Georgia (Fla. Stat. § 386.041)
When raw sewage (Category 3 Black Water) backs up through bathtubs, floor drains, toilets, or crawlspaces in an apartment, rental house, condominium, or commercial building, it introduces enteric pathogens (E. coli, Hepatitis A, Norovirus, Salmonella, and parasites) directly into porous subflooring and drywall.
Statutory Sanitary Nuisance (Fla. Stat. § 386.041 & § 83.51): Under Florida Statute § 386.041, untreated or improperly contained human waste is classified as a Sanitary Nuisance injurious to public health. Unlike routine maintenance issues, a raw sewage backup inside a dwelling renders the affected area immediately uninhabitable and requires ANSI/IICRC S500 Category 3 extraction, removal of sewage-saturated carpet/pad/drywall, and hospital-grade antimicrobial disinfection.
Who Handles Raw Sewage Backups?
- Homeowners & Condo Owners (HO-3 / HO-6 Water Backup & Sudden Pipe Collapse): If a drain line, cast-iron pipe, or condo main stack backs up into your home or ground-floor condo, we dispatch immediately for emergency sewage extraction, antimicrobial sanitization, and direct insurance documentation.
- Tenants & Commercial Occupants: If your landlord or property manager sent an unlicensed maintenance worker with a shop-vac or mop without disinfecting the subfloor or extracting sewage-soaked drywall, submit the form on this page to generate an Emergency 24-Hour Sanitary Nuisance & IICRC S500 Remediation Demand Notice and alert our dispatch desk.
Fast 30-Second Intake & Official Notice Generator
Report Raw Sewage Backup & Request Emergency Extraction
Fill out this simple form to receive immediate help from our licensed dispatch desk and generate your printable Statutory Notice / Official Case Document. Only your name, phone number, and property address are required.