I lived in South Florida for many years and it is required by the building code that all exit doors open outwards. Hurricane winds create a vacuum in the house and an inward door will not open during hurricane strong winds. Of course, you should not be in the house when the hurricane arrives but a lot of folks do stay particularly if the evacuation shelters do not allow pets.

When I first lived winters in Fl --was told the doors up north opened out " so you could push the snow away " when you opened it to let your friends come in .
Seemed true to me who lives in the north. HA HA!!!

Our mobile home doors open out and yes I hope there is NO hurricanes.

Oh, this bugs me so much that I asked an architect, who told me it was to prevent people from being barricaded in to a stall.

Yep, that's the reason. When you go to visit in Florida make sure to stand back from the door or you'll get whacked!

OK, so what about the hinge situation? If the door opens OUT then the hinges are on the outside and can therefore be removed. I'm curious about this now.

I have a florida home. my door opens inward......I think you can tell from the photo that is so from the door frame........ I live in a big subdivsion and they all open that way......Rita

I really didn't need to hear that Pensacola is a bad spot! My Navy son and his family live there! He has school for another year! I so am loving Oregon more and more! It's much safer here!

I live in Florida, all my doors open out, but they are double bolted, so even if you remove the hinges you can't remove the door.
And if the hurricane is a big one, even the double bolts won't make any difference. And I don't have any insurance.
so that make hurricane season really scarrrrry

My doors open in!!!!!!

I live in Ft. Lauderdale and mine open out. Wind and fire codes are the reason.