40 Year Building Inspections are required to insure the structural integrity of an older building.
The Miami-Dade County ordinance requires that certain commercial buildings, condominiums and rental apartments must be inspected and recertified by a licensed professional engineer (or architect) when a building reaches 40 years old and at 10 year intervals thereafter. This ordinance does not apply to single-family and duplex residences or to “minor” buildings less than 2,000 square feet and an occupancy of less than 10 persons (as defined by the Florida Building Code.) Failure to obtain recertification will result in loss of the certificate of occupancy for the building. Minimum inspection standards are established by the County.
You can view the actual letter you will receive from Miami-Dade County when your building is within the 40 year recertification period.
You can also see the actual reporting forms that have to be certified by a Licensed Professional Engineer in Structural & Electrical categories. The actual forms denote what has to be inspected.
Reporting Forms required:
- Notice of Required Recertification of 40 Year Old Buildings
- Minimum Inspection Procedural Guidelines Building Structural Recertification (40/50 year recertification)
- Minimum Inspection Procedural Guidelines Electrical Recertification (40/50 year recertification)
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