SIRS with a milestone inspection in Boca Raton

Lining up the SIRS with the Boca Raton milestone notice

• Covered buildings recertify at 30 years, or at 25 years for condo and co-op properties within three miles of a coastline as defined in s. 376.031; threshold buildings recertify at 30 years.
• The city publishes a revised backlog schedule and a Building Recertification Schedule for 2027 to 2031, which it says may be amended.
• The city notifies each owner at least 365 days before the building's recertification deadline with a Notice of Required Inspection by certified mail, and posts it at the building if the letter comes back unclaimed.
• The report combines a Structural Report and an Electrical Report on the city's own forms, with a narrative and color photos. The engineers tell the Building Official three business days before each inspection so city inspectors can attend, and any draft given to the owner goes to the city at the same time.
• Applications are made online or by mail to the Building Recertification Department at 200 NW 2nd Avenue, with the submittal form, checklists, written reports, photos and payment; the coordinator is on 561-393-7894.

How we handle a SIRS done with a milestone inspection in Boca Raton

Boca Raton's checklists ask for separate structural and electrical safety reports, and both systems are SIRS items. When the recertification falls inside the five years before the SIRS, we give the reserve professional both reports and the photos filed with the city, which keeps the study tied to the building's real condition.[1][4]

Permits in Boca Raton

• City of Boca Raton Building Division: Building Recertification Inspection Program notices, schedule and filings

How the two duties fit together

The milestone inspection is a structural safety inspection under s. 553.899, performed by a Florida-licensed architect or engineer and filed with the building official. The SIRS is a reserve study under s. 718.112(2)(g) that sets what owners must save. They look at the same building, so doing them together can save time, but they answer different questions and produce different reports.[4][5]

Reusing a recent milestone inspection

If the milestone inspection, or an inspection for a similar local requirement such as a county recertification, was performed within the past 5 years and meets the SIRS rules, it may be used in place of the visual inspection portion of the SIRS. The financial analysis and funding plan still have to be prepared.[4]

The 2-year delay and the 2026 outside date

Section 718.112(2)(g)9 lets an association that completes a milestone inspection delay a required SIRS for no more than the 2 consecutive budget years after it. Section 718.112(2)(g)7 says no SIRS may be completed after 31 December 2026. Ask your association attorney how the two apply to your building before relying on the delay.[4]

Frequently asked questions