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Lake Worth Beach structural and forensic engineering

Fortis BuildSafe Solutions is a forensic engineering firm serving Lake Worth Beach 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

Phone

954-756-6876

County

Palm Beach County

Filing Authority

City of Lake Worth Beach building department

01 / Direct Answer

When is a Lake Worth Beach 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 Lake Worth Beach has not adopted the earlier trigger.

Ordinance 2022-25 integrates the 30-year requirement into the city code. No subsequent adoption of the 25-year option under F.S. §553.899(3)(b) has been located.

02 / City Process

A city ordinance is not always an earlier deadline

Boards sometimes read the existence of a local recertification ordinance as evidence of a 25-year trigger. Here the ordinance does the opposite: it writes the statewide 30-year requirement into the city code. The date is the same as it would be with no ordinance at all, and what the ordinance governs is the filing process.

Boards should confirm their building’s status and filing procedure with the Lake Worth Beach 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 Lake Worth Beach
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 Lake Worth Beach properties.

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

Existing Building Work

Engineering Support For Lake Worth Beach Properties

Milestone Inspections

Phase 1 and Phase 2 milestone inspections under Florida law, keyed to your Certificate of Occupancy date.

Structural Integrity Reserve Study

Statutory study under F.S. §718.112(2)(g) for condominium and cooperative buildings three stories and up: a visual inspection of the structural, roof, waterproofing and electrical components and a funding schedule for their remaining useful life. Separate from a general reserve study.

Building Recertification

County-mandated recertification of structural and electrical safety. Miami-Dade: 30 years from the Certificate of Occupancy generally, 25 for qualifying coastal condominiums and cooperatives. Broward: 25 years countywide. Every 10 years thereafter, prepared and filed to the current county ordinance.

Establish where your Lake Worth Beach building stands

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

Request an Inspection Or call 954-756-6876