Less than half of vintage condo buildings in South Florida have turned in their required inspection

More than 12,000 condominium buildings in Florida are subject to new regulations put in place after the collapse of a Surfside building in 2021. They were supposed to be inspected by the end of last year for any structural problems. Fewer than 40% have disclosed the results of their inspections.

The majority of condo buildings in Florida that were supposed to receive their milestone inspection by Dec. 31, 2024 — almost two months later — hadn’t turned in the results.

Condo associations had 45 days to get their reports to the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation. That deadline passed Feb. 5. The agency’s database notes it can take up to two weeks for a report to show up in its database if an association emailed or mailed its report instead of using an online form…

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