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SOFL.COOPERATORNEWS.COM COOPERATORNEWS SOUTH FLORIDA — EXPO 2021 7 ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü saltwater oxidation and corrosion, as well was produced annually for each property as minor concrete and masonry cracks. making up the local tax roll. Prior to the Stucco left exposed to the elements can advent of electronic data, the property cause rebar to expand up to seven times appraiser’s office would literally deliver a its original size, exerting a force of 10,000 box of property record cards to each mu- pounds per square-inch (PSI). This con- dition—commonly referred to as spall- ing—can necessitate extremely expensive property record cards was transferred concrete restoration. Hundreds of thou- sands of dollars can be saved in building called the Virtual Storage Access Meth- repair costs alone by following a regular od (VSAM), which generated an annual maintenance schedule, applying early de- tection methods, and practicing aggres- sive prevention techniques. Failure to submit the re- quired recerti- fication report will result in the issuance of a Civil Violation Notice or ticket without further notice to your board or man- agement, and referral of this matter to the Unsafe Struc- tures Unit for the initiation of condemna- tion proceed- ings. You may be liable for payment of a maximum fine of $10,510— and in addition, you must pay all enforcement costs incurred by the de- partment once unsafe structures enforce- ment proceedings commence. Even more ued occupancy, that status is not relevant alarming, upon issuance of an unsafe to the official record-keeping responsi- structure Notice of Violation, the build- ing must be vacated, and you may ulti- mately have to demolish the building. In the case of the 40-year Building fected the city’s notification to the county Safety Inspection Program, no news does since the early 1980s that a recertification not necessarily mean good news. Even inspection was due, building owners are if you have not yet received a Notice of still responsible for complying with the Required Inspection by the code compli- ance department of your county or city, it is the property owner’s responsibility to to preventative maintenance and to fore- acquire the initial 40- or 50-year recertifi- cation and to recertify the building every paramount importance in prolonging the 10 years thereafter. If you want to verify the age of your cal building components. building, your town or city should have a folio number for your building that will provide this information. If your build- ing is not 40 years old, you are not legally required to do anything. Historically, the Property Appraiser’s Office transmitted the building age information via a “prop- erty record card.” A property record card nicipality annually. Sometime in the early 1970s, the information on the hard copy into a computerized records system property record card that included the year a given structure was built. Building officials could then request a special re- port of buildings in their jurisdictions that were of a cer- tain age. However, even if this spe- cific information was not requested, each municipality would have build- ing age informa- tion by virtue of them receiving a copy of the tax roll every year. The property appraiser’s of- fice considers the Certificate of Oc- cupancy status of newly constructed buildings, as this signals that the val- ue of the structure (as distinguished from the land) be added to the tax rolls. However, while the recertification certifies that a building is safe for contin- bilities of the property appraiser’s office. While the lack of “year built” information on a property record card may have af- safety inspection program. An owner’s or association’s approach casting capital improvement costs is of useful life of the infrastructure and criti- n Barney Weinkle is a Managing Director with AKAM On-Site, Inc. He may be reached at: bweinkle@akam.com Editor’s Note: Th is article originally appeared in CooperatorNews South Florida’s February 2019 edition. We present it again in light of the tragic condo col- lapse in Surfside earlier this year to highlight the importance of regular, properly conducted structural inspections. “Hundreds of thousands of dollars can be saved in building repair costs alone by following a regular maintenance schedule, applying early detection methods, and practicing aggressive prevention techniques.”—Barney Weinkle 954.979.7185 1940 SE 2 St. nd Pompano Beach, FL 33060 www.NorthStarContractors.net  Commercial & Residential Roofing  Warranted Roof Repairs  Stucco & Structural Repairs  Concrete Restoration  Balcony Repair And Replacement  Build-Outs Of All Types  Demolition  Commercial Remodeling  Ground-Up Construction  Exterior & Interior Painting  Swimming Pool & Deck Restoration  Driveway & Walkway Renovations  Pavers  Additions  Waterproofing & Large Paint Projects  40 Year Inspections Servicing Property Management Companies, Condo & HOA Communities One Call…We do it ALL! 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