- Applies to all buildings in Broward County reaching 40 years (harmonized with SB 4-D 25/30-year thresholds), excluding single-family and duplexes under 3,500 SF.
- Recertification requires two separate professional engineering reports: Structural and Electrical.
- Building owners have exactly 90 days from notice issuance to submit completed engineering inspection reports.
- If repairs are required, owners have 180 days to pull permits and commence remedial work with a state-licensed contractor.
1. Broward County Recertification Timelines & Enforcement
When a building reaches its milestone anniversary, the local municipal building department (e.g., Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Hollywood, Coral Springs) issues an official Notice of Required Inspection.
Property owners have precisely 90 calendar days to retain Florida-registered structural engineers and electrical engineers to perform inspections and file official Broward County Building Safety Inspection reports. Failure to comply results in unsafe structure condemnation hearings and daily municipal fines.
2. Structural Component Inspection Checklist
The structural engineer must inspect foundation systems, concrete columns and beams, elevated floor and roof slabs, masonry block walls, steel framing, cantilevered balconies, guardrails, and exterior building envelopes.
Common failures in Broward County include rust-jacking rebar on coastal balconies, deteriorated post-tension tendon anchors in parking structures, and compromised parapet flashings causing concealed wall rot.
3. Electrical Safety Inspection Scope
The electrical recertification verifies the building service equipment, switchgear, main disconnects, busways, panelboards, motor control centers, grounding electrodes, and emergency lighting circuits.
Thermal infrared thermography scanning is frequently required to identify dangerous loose lugs, unbalanced loads, and overheated breakers that present catastrophic fire hazards.
4. Corrective Repairs & Municipal Permit Finalization
If structural or electrical defects are identified, property owners must obtain municipal building permits within 180 days and complete repairs to restore building structural integrity.
Planet Construction provides single-source accountability, executing permitted structural concrete patching, balcony railing anchoring, roof deck remediation, and coordinating electrical upgrades directly with municipal building inspectors.
Genti Kraja (“John”) • Dual-Licensed Florida Contractor
Qualifying Contractor for Planet Construction LLC holding Certified General Contractor (CGC1517295) and Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC1329271) licenses. Directly supervising commercial milestone recertifications, impact glazing retrofits, and master roofing installations across Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties.