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Building Recertification & Milestone Inspections

Miami-Dade and Broward both run a building recertification program, and Florida now layers a statewide milestone inspection requirement on top of it for condominium and cooperative buildings. Miss the notice window and the fines and unsafe-structure exposure start stacking.

If you have a recertification notice in hand, the clock has already started.

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Who it's for

Condo and co-op associations, property managers, commercial building owners

Turnaround

Engineer coordination in 1-2 weeks. Full submittal cycle typically 60-180 days.

Fee structure

Flat rate, quoted in writing before anything is filed

Cost

Quoted per project once we've seen the scope

01Scope of work

What's included

Reading your notice and confirming exactly which requirement applies to your building
Referrals to licensed Florida engineers and architects who do this work regularly
Assembling and filing the recertification report package
Tracking review comments and driving responses
Permit filing for any repairs the report requires
Extension requests where the jurisdiction allows them
Keeping the association's board updated in plain language

What we need from you

The recertification or milestone notice you received
Year of construction and building address
Prior recertification reports, if any
Association authorization to act on the building's behalf

Missing something on this list? Send what you have. We will tell you what else is needed before you pay anything.

02Sequence of work

How it actually goes

Confirm the requirement

Building recertification and the statewide milestone inspection are two different requirements with different triggers. Some buildings owe both. We confirm which apply to your specific building before anyone is hired.

Engineer selection

We connect you with licensed engineers who file in your jurisdiction regularly, and we handle the scheduling so the board is not chasing anyone.

Report filing

The report goes in under our tracking, not into a void. We confirm receipt and monitor for comments.

Repair permitting

If the report calls for repairs, those need their own permits. We file and run them.

Close it out

We drive the file until the building reads recertified.

03Questions we get

Straight answers

What is the difference between recertification and a milestone inspection?

Building recertification is a long-standing local program run by Miami-Dade and Broward for buildings at a certain age. The milestone inspection is a separate Florida statewide requirement created after the Surfside collapse that applies to condominium and cooperative buildings of three stories or more. Some buildings owe both, on different schedules. We confirm which apply to yours rather than assuming.

We got a notice and ignored it. How bad is it?

Not great, but recoverable in most cases. The escalation path generally runs from notice, to fines, to a referral to the unsafe structures process. The earlier you re-engage the more options exist. Call us before it goes to a hearing.

Do you do the engineering?

No. Recertification reports must be prepared and sealed by a Florida licensed engineer or architect. We are not engineers and we do not pretend to be. We coordinate the process and handle the filing and follow-through.