Hurricane rules for portable toilets on Florida job sites.

With a hurricane warning 48 hours out, units get strapped, sandbagged or pulled from the site. Fort Lauderdale's jobsite checklist says remove or tie down portable restrooms; Manatee County and Fort Myers Beach set jobsite preparation at 48 hours before expected landfall of a warning.

What the companies do

Latch the door and face the unit toward a wall, container or fence.
Strap it to a stake set or a heavy fixed object; sandbag the base.
Pull units from open sites when the warning is issued; redeliver after the all-clear.
Never upright a tipped unit yourself. The tank is full and the unit is heavy; the company sends a truck.

What it costs

Pull-out and redelivery are two trips, usually priced like two deliveries ($50 to $200 each depending on distance). Tie-down is a service call, $30 to $60. Ask for both on the quote in June so August is not a negotiation.

Timing

Companies run out of trucks the day a warning posts. Sites that asked in advance get served first. The quote through this site names the lead time.

Questions

When should I call?

As soon as the warning posts, or earlier. The 48-hour window is the county rule; trucks fill in the first day.

Can I leave units on site through a storm?

Only strapped and sandbagged, and only if the county checklist allows it. Open lots: pull them.

Who pays if a unit blows into the neighbor's lot?

The site. Ask the company about its storm policy before you need it.