Above Ground Pools May Be Breaking Florida Law

With nearly year round warm weather, Florida is the perfect place for a backyard pool. While not everyone can afford an in ground pool, many can afford a cheaper version—the above ground pool. What many Floridians may not know is that their above ground pool could be breaking the law. Though quite a bit cheaper,…

These are the sorts of stories we hear far too many of in the summer. This weekend a six-year-old girl drowned at a pool party in the Arlington section of Jacksonville. About a half dozen children were in the pool, which the sheriff’;s office reports was “cloudy”. The girl went under the surface and none…