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Jupiter structural and forensic engineering

Fortis BuildSafe Solutions is a forensic engineering firm serving Jupiter condominium associations, cooperatives, HOA boards, owners and property managers from its Fort Lauderdale office. Fortis evaluates existing buildings, documents conditions, and develops engineering recommendations and repair documents.

Verification
Florida PE-led engineering, delivered to the Fortis Standard
Updated
November 5, 2026
Ledger for Palm Beach County: no countywide rule, 30-year statewide default with each city its own local enforcement agency, 25 years where Boynton Beach, Highland Beach and coastal Boca Raton adopted it, with SIRS as a separate requirement.

Office (Fort Lauderdale)

110 E Broward Blvd #1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Filing Authority

Town of Jupiter building department

01 / Direct Answer

When is a Jupiter milestone inspection due?

At 30 years from the certificate of occupancy, then every 10 years, for condominium and cooperative buildings of three or more habitable stories. That is the statewide default under F.S. §553.899(3). Palm Beach County has no countywide ordinance, so each municipality is its own Local Enforcement Agency, and Jupiter has not adopted the earlier trigger.

Twenty-five years applies only where a Local Enforcement Agency affirmatively adopted it under F.S. §553.899(3)(b). Jupiter Ordinance 18-23 amends Florida Building Code administration; it does not exercise that option.

02 / City Process

Why a coastal address does not mean 25 years

SB 4-D created an automatic 25-year trigger for buildings within three miles of the coast in 2022. SB 154 (Chapter 2023-203) repealed it the following year, leaving 30 years as the statewide default and the earlier trigger available only by local adoption. Guidance written between those two bills still circulates, and it is wrong for Jupiter.

Boards should confirm their building’s status and filing procedure with the Jupiter building department. The countywide picture is on the Palm Beach County service page.

Estimate the filing date from the Certificate of Occupancy with the milestone deadline calculator, then review milestone inspections and building recertification.

Deadline Tool

When Is Your Milestone Inspection Due?

Enter your Certificate of Occupancy date and jurisdiction. The calculator returns the deadline, with the governing authority behind the trigger age it used.

Open the deadline calculator
Input
Certificate of Occupancy date
Location
Pre-set to Jupiter
Result
Deadline, authority, and verification date

Local Context

State Default, Separate SIRS

The Structural Integrity Reserve Study under F.S. §718.112(2)(g) is a separate requirement on its own 10-year cycle, measured from the creation of the condominium, not from the certificate of occupancy. Many associations owe both, and the two are scoped and delivered separately. See Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS).

Beyond compliance filings, Fortis provides forensic investigations, building condition surveys, and building restoration oversight for Jupiter properties.

Your assessment will be performed and sealed by a Fortis PE working to the Fortis Standard.

Next Step

Establish where your Jupiter building stands

Send the property details and Fortis will confirm which requirement applies and provide a written scope before any fieldwork begins.