25/30 Year Re-Certification Inspections

25/30 Year Re-Certification Special Session

The 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers condo in Surfside, FL drew attention to the need for regular inspections of older buildings. 

A special session of the Florida Legislature recently passed the 2022 “Building Safety” (HB / SB 4-D) law for condominiums and cooperatives that contain buildings of three stories or more in height. This bill mandates Milestone Inspections by no later than December 31, 2024 for all condominiums and cooperatives whose certificate of occupancy was issued prior to 1992.

For buildings with a certificate of occupancy issued after January 1, 1992, if the building is located more than three miles from the coastline, a milestone inspection must be completed by December 31 of the 30th year after the certificate of occupancy was issued. 

If the building is located within three miles of a coastline, the milestone inspection must be performed by the end of the 25th year after the certificate of occupancy was issued.

Further, the bill also mandates that all condominiums and cooperatives with buildings of three stories or more complete an initial Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS) by December 31, 2024, and then every ten years thereafter. 

 

Buildings greater than three stories in height are defined by the Florida Statutes as “threshold buildings” (along with other criteria). To perform inspections of threshold buildings in Florida, an engineer needs to be certified by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers as a Special Inspector (also known as a Threshold Inspector). With our team of professionals, including Special Inspectors, TEG is uniquely situated to provide your association’s Florida statutory requirements for Milestone Inspections and Structural Integrity Reserve Studies. 

 

SB 4-D Bill

25/30 Years Mandatory State of Florida Building Recertification 

We are ready, willing, and able to walk you through the structural evaluation and analysis of your condominium and work with you throughout the process of helping you to meet the State of Florida recertification requirements. 

Please contact us to get started.

Inspection Services

Condominium and Cooperative Buildings 3+ Stories – Florida

INSPECTION

Phase One

  • Visual inspection for signs of substantial structural deterioration
  • Signed and sealed report to the broad and the Authority Having Jurisdiction

Phase Two (if necessary)

  • Additional inspections and testing
  • Recommendation of a program for fully repairing distressed / damaged portions of the building(s)

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY

  • Based on a visual inspection, the study will state:
  • The remaining useful life and estimated replacement cost /  deferred maintenance cost of:
  • Roof
  • Load-bearing elements
  • Floor
  • Foundation
  • Fireproofing and fire protection systems
  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • Waterproofing and Painting
  • Windows
  • Any other item that exceeds $10,000 and would negatively affect the building

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  • Professional Engineers
  • Structural Engineers
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Special Inspectors
  • Waterproofing and Building Envelope Experts
  • and more…
  • Certified Building Inspectors
  • Certified General Contractor
  • Certified Building Contractor
  • Certified Roofing Contractor

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