Building Safety Inspection Program

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Overview

Broward County Administrative Provisions of the Florida Building Code has established a Building Safety Inspection Program for buildings and structures that are 25 years of age or older.

The program has basic guidelines for minimum inspection procedures. Inspection procedures shall conform to the minimum inspection guidelines issued by the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals (BORA) POLICY #05-05

Subsequent building safety inspections shall be required at ten (10) year intervals from the year the building or structure reached 25 years of age, regardless of when the previous inspection report was finalized or filed.

Exempt from this program are:

U. S. Government Buildings
State of Florida Buildings
Buildings Built on Indian Reservations
Schools Buildings under the jurisdiction of the Broward County School Board
One- and Two-Family Dwellings
Fee Simple Townhouses as defined in the Florida Building Code
Minor Structures, defined as buildings or structures in any occupancy group having a gross floor area less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet.

The following forms are required to be completed at the time of submittal:

There is a $375.00 fee due at the time of submittal, for the City of Fort Lauderdale Building Department to review the reports. We are no longer accepting paper copies. All reports must be digitally signed and sealed and must be submitted via our LauderBuild portal. Please see directions below:

To submit your documents, please visit LauderBuild. You must register before you’re able to submit the documents. Once you have registered, select New Application - Permits/General - Accept the Terms of Use - Record Type- Select BSIP (Building Safety Inspection Program). A BLD-BSIP record will be created.

Please note that each item must be uploaded separately. For example, when uploading, there is a tab for the Building Safety Application, a tab for the Electrical Report, a tab for the Structural Report, and another tab for Miscellaneous, etc. The Building Safety Report must be digitally signed and sealed to be validated.

Resubmittals for records created prior to January 1, 2024: Please send corrected Building Safety Inspection Report to vbryan@fortlauderdale.gov or BuildingSafetyProgram@fortlauderdale.gov. Uploading resubmittals for a BLD-CERT record online will result in duplicate records.

After review of the reports, if the building is determined to be safe you will not be required to have another Building Safety Inspection for ten (10) years. In the event the report proves there are structural or electrical deficiencies, the owner shall have one hundred-eighty (180) days from the date of the report to obtain the required permit(s) and complete all necessary repairs.

If the Building Safety Inspection Program affects your property, you will receive a certified letter with information about what you need to do.

For more information regarding the Building Safety Inspection Program, please send an email to BuildingSafetyProgram@fortlauderdale.gov or call 954-828-6020 or 954-828-5082.

PLEASE NOTE: BORA’s policy #05-05 complies with the State of Florida Senate Bill 154 requirements.

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