Lauderhill, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Inspection trigger
- buildings 30 years or older, Sec. 6-61
- Recurring cycle
- every 10 years after, Sec. 6-61
- Phase-one deadline
- 180 days after notice, Sec. 6-62
- Report/fee deadline
- November 30 each year
- First-building fee
- $350, Sec. 6-62(b)
- Penalty
- up to $1,000-$5,000 per day, Sec. 6-63
Summary
Buildings thirty years old or older in the City of Lauderhill must pass a structural and electrical safety inspection, and then another every ten years after that, under City Code Sec. 6-61. Condominiums and cooperatives three or more habitable stories follow the state's milestone inspection timeline in F.S. Sec. 553.899, while other qualifying buildings follow the local program at the same thirty-year threshold.
The Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals requires structural and electrical safety inspections for buildings thirty (30) years old or older and every ten (10) years after the actual year built. This section applies to condominium and cooperative buildings that are three (3) or more habitable stories in height, consistent with F.S. § 553.899. All other building types remain subject to this local program at the thirty (30) year threshold, unless exempted herein. ... Phase one consists of a visual inspection by a licensed architect or engineer of the habitable and nonhabitable areas of the building, including the major structural components, to assess the building's structural condition and determine if substantial structural deterioration is present, in accordance with F.S. § 553.899(2)(a) as may be amended.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 6-61 exempts single, two, three and four-family dwellings of three or fewer habitable stories, federal and state government buildings, Broward County schools, buildings on Indian reservations, structures under 3,500 square feet, and townhouses that are not condominiums. Under Sec. 6-62, once a qualifying building reaches the threshold age the city sends the owner a notice requiring a phase-one milestone inspection: a licensed architect or engineer visually inspects the habitable and nonhabitable areas and major structural components within 180 days of the owner's receipt of that notice, consistent with F.S.
Sec. 553.899(2)(a). If phase one finds substantial structural deterioration, a phase-two inspection follows, and the engineer's report and the city's application and fees are due by November 30, with the city entitled to hire an independent engineer at the owner's expense if that deadline is missed. The Sec. 6-62(b) fee schedule charges $350.00 for the first building inspected, $250.00 each for buildings two through ten submitted together, $150.00 each for buildings eleven through twenty-four, and $100.00 each for twenty-five or more. Repairs identified in a phase-two report must begin within 365 days of the report under F.S.
Sec. 553.899(11), and the city expedites permit review for those repairs. Owners can appeal findings to the special magistrate under Sec. 6-64 within five days of a notice of violation.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 6-63 lets the city post a notice of violation and, if it goes unanswered, conduct self-help repairs and bill the owner, recording any unpaid cost as a property lien. A special master or magistrate can also fine a first violation up to $1,000 per day and a repeat violation up to $5,000 per day, plus the city's self-help costs, and the city can order the building evacuated or refer it to the Broward County Unsafe Structures Board if it is found unsafe.
Frequently Asked Questions
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