Engineering Journal
Practical notes from the field on milestone inspections, reserve studies and county recertification — written for condominium boards, managers and owners across Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.
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The statewide structural inspection for condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or taller.
The Structural Integrity Reserve Study that projects structural repair and replacement costs for reserve funding.
The Broward and Miami-Dade programs that recertify the structural and electrical condition of existing buildings.
Investigations and surveys that establish the cause, extent, and condition of observed distress.
Published Notes
Direct observations and clear guidance, organized newest first.
October 10, 2026 · 23 MIN
Both counties run one inspection that satisfies the state milestone requirement. The entry age, the date counted and the response window all change.
Read the note →October 8, 2026 · 16 MIN
Boynton Beach's recertification carries the state milestone inspection for condos and co-ops. What the city adds, and the deadlines to track.
Read the note →August 22, 2026 · 16 MIN
HB 913 took effect July 1, 2025. It moved the initial SIRS deadline to December 31, 2025, adjusted milestone inspection timing, changed reserve funding rules, and added conflict-of-interest disclosures. Here is what boards need to act on now.
Read the note →August 20, 2026 · 10 MIN
Florida has two distinct building-inspection frameworks, and boards in Broward and Miami-Dade commonly assume they owe both. For qualifying condo and co-op buildings in those counties, completing recertification satisfies the applicable milestone inspection requirement — one process, not two.
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