North Miami Beach administers building recertification itself. Under the city’s rules, buildings 30 years or older must be recertified and then recertified every 10 years, except single-family homes, duplexes and minor structures (an occupant load of 10 or less and 2,000 square feet or less). Condominium and cooperative buildings three or more stories tall within three miles of the coastline start at 25 years. The owner hires an architect or engineer for the structural and electrical inspection and files the report with the Governmental Compliance Section of the city’s Building Department.
For a condo seller, the building’s recertification status, any repair permits and the state milestone inspection are part of what a buyer looks at, and a buyer’s lender may review them too. For a house or duplex owner, recertification does not apply, but open permits and code cases still do.