Elevators in West Palm Beach are regulated by FL §399 and FL Bureau of Elevator Safety under DBPR. Annual safety inspections and certificates of operation required. Following Surfside collapse, FL has tightened elevator and structural inspection requirements for older buildings.
FL §399.061 requires annual elevator safety inspections by certified inspectors. Certificate of operation must be displayed in the elevator car. The FL Bureau of Elevator Safety (under DBPR) licenses elevator contractors and inspectors. Following the 2021 Surfside Champlain Towers collapse, FL SB 4-D (2022) imposed mandatory milestone structural inspections at 30 years (25 years for buildings within 3 miles of coast) and every 10 years thereafter for condo buildings 3 stories or higher. WPB has many such buildings subject to these requirements. Elevator entrapments must be reported to the bureau within 24 hours.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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