Existing buildings
Building Recertification
A clear path from the county notice to a submitted structural recertification report — inspection, findings, repairs, reinspection.
- Service
- 04
- Applies to
- Existing buildings
- Basis
- Florida Building Code · Miami-Dade & Broward requirements
Why it matters
A recertification notice arrives with a deadline, a form, and very little explanation of what actually has to happen. Boards and owners need someone who knows the sequence and can carry the structural side of it end to end.
Who this is for
- Condominium and homeowner associations
- Property managers
- Building owners and asset managers
What the work covers
- Review of the notice, building records and prior reports
- Visual structural inspection of the building
- Documentation of observed conditions with photographs
- Structural recertification report on the required form
- Repair recommendations where conditions require them
- Reinspection after repairs and submission support
When it applies
- First due at
- 30 years
- On the coast
- 25 years — condominium or cooperative, three stories or more, within 3 miles of the coastline
- Then
- Every 10 years, for the life of the structure
- Time to comply
- 90 days from the date of the county notice
- Outside the program
- Single-family homes, duplexes, and buildings at 10 occupant load or less and 2,000 sq ft or less
A county obligation, and separate from the state milestone inspection — a building in Miami-Dade or Broward can owe both, on different deadlines and in different reports. Applicability is confirmed for your building before we start.
Miami-Dade County Code §8-11(f) · Broward County Building Safety Inspection Program
Notice review
We read the notice and the building’s history, then confirm what the jurisdiction is actually asking for and by when.
Site inspection
Visual structural inspection of accessible elements — frame, slabs, balconies, roof structure, foundations where exposed.
Findings
Observed conditions documented and classified, with the structural reasoning written in plain language for the board.
Repairs
Where repairs are required, we describe what has to be corrected and to what standard, so the work can be bid fairly.
Reinspection
Completed repairs are re-inspected and documented against the original findings.
Submission
The report is finalized and submitted, and we respond to questions the reviewing office raises.
What you receive
- Structural recertification report on the required form
- Photographic documentation of observed conditions
- Written repair recommendations where applicable
- Reinspection documentation after repairs
Considerations
- Requirements vary by jurisdiction, building age and construction type — the sequence above is typical, not universal.
- Recertification is not a one-time event. After the first report the building is due again every ten years, for the life of the structure.
- Single-family homes, duplexes and buildings below the size threshold fall outside the program; applicability is confirmed case by case.
- Recertification covers the structural scope; electrical recertification is a separate discipline.
- A report documents observed conditions. No engineer can guarantee how a reviewing office will act on it.
- Concealed conditions may require additional investigation before conclusions can be drawn.
- Florida Building Code
- Miami-Dade & Broward requirements
Bring us the structure. We’ll carry the responsibility.
Tell us about your project, building or compliance requirement. We will help define the appropriate engineering scope and next steps.