OPPAGA's July 2026 report is the first statewide look at milestone inspections. For boards, the lessons are to book early (1,587 extensions, with engineer shortages among the reasons), to plan for repair costs that averaged $337,229 in 2024 and $496,236 in 2025, and to remember that 54 buildings were found unsafe or uninhabitable across the two years.
In July 2026 the Legislature's research office, OPPAGA, published Report 26-04, compiling what local building departments reported about milestone inspections in 2024 and 2025 [1]. It is the first time anyone has had statewide numbers. Here is what matters for a condo board.
1. Engineers are the bottleneck
There were 1,587 deadline extensions across the two years, 90% of them in coastal jurisdictions in 2024 and 98% in 2025, and difficulty finding engineers was among the reasons given [1]. A board that books an inspection before the notice arrives is ahead of the queue.
2. Most buildings stop at Phase 1, but not all
8,736 Phase 1 and 1,575 Phase 2 inspections were completed. Phase 2 only follows when Phase 1 finds substantial structural deterioration [1][2].
3. Repairs are the real cost
903 Phase 2 repair permit applications, from under $1,000 to $30 million, with averages of $337,229 in 2024 and $496,236 in 2025. Concrete, electrical and structural repairs were most common [1]. Our Phase 2 repair cost guide has the value bands.
4. Unsafe findings happen
30 buildings in 2024 and 24 in 2025 were found unsafe or uninhabitable. In 2025, 23 of the 24 were in Miami-Dade, 19 of them reported by Aventura [1]. Florida law does not define unsafe or uninhabitable for this purpose.
5. The data has holes
Only 71% of jurisdictions reported for 2024 and 64% for 2025. In Palm Beach County, 17 of 39 municipal building officials did not report 2025 data [1].
What to do with this
If your building is within a few years of its milestone date, get a proposal now, ask about combining the milestone inspection with your SIRS, and start a repair fund conversation before the report arrives. We can help you schedule the milestone inspection.
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Frequently asked questions
Does the report name buildings?
The statute asks local agencies to list buildings deemed unsafe or uninhabitable. The report summarises them by county and city; check your building department for specific buildings.
Will there be another report?
Local agencies must report every 31 December, so further data should follow.
Sources
- Milestone Inspection Reporting Data 2024 and 2025, Report 26-04, July 2026, Florida Legislature, OPPAGA. Accessed October 27, 2026.
- s. 553.899, Florida Statutes, Online Sunshine, Florida Legislature. Accessed October 28, 2026.
