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Riviera Beach and Singer Island structural and forensic engineering

Fortis BuildSafe Solutions is a forensic engineering firm serving Riviera Beach and Singer Island 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 Riviera Beach building department

01 / Direct Answer

When is a Riviera Beach or Singer Island 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), and it applies to Singer Island buildings as well as those on the mainland side of the city.

Palm Beach County has no countywide ordinance, so each municipality is its own Local Enforcement Agency. No adoption of the 25-year option under F.S. §553.899(3)(b) has been located for Riviera Beach, despite the city’s substantial coastal inventory.

02 / City Process

Oceanfront, and still 30 years

Singer Island is oceanfront high-rise stock, which is exactly the profile people associate with the earlier deadline. SB 4-D created an automatic 25-year trigger within three miles of the coast in 2022, and SB 154 (Chapter 2023-203) repealed it in 2023. Since then proximity to salt water has had no bearing on the trigger unless the local agency adopted 25 years, and Riviera Beach has not.

The practical risk here runs the other way from most places. A board told it is on 25 years may budget and schedule against a deadline five years earlier than the one that applies. Fortis confirms the trigger and the certificate of occupancy date for your specific building before any fieldwork is scheduled. 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 Riviera Beach (incl. Singer Island)
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).

Salt air and marine exposure do change what an assessment finds, even where they do not change the date. Fortis also provides seawall inspections, forensic investigations, building condition surveys, and building restoration oversight for Riviera Beach and Singer Island properties.

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

Existing Building Work

Engineering Support For Riviera 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 Riviera 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