LAKELAND – There is no state or local requirement for recurring inspection, testing or recertification of buildings greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, also known as threshold buildings,” according to Lakeland and Polk County officials.
“There are likely private insurance requirements and potentially others involving condo association owners of threshold buildings,” said Kevin Cook, Lakeland s communications director city official, said. “But those are not local government regulations.”
On June 24, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in Miami, collapsed, leaving at least 18 people dead and 147 missing as of Thursday afternoon.
The Florida Building Code limits local enforcement agencies authority, only requiring a special structural inspector during new construction, repair or restoration projects. Only when the structure of a building is being modified does the Florida Building Code require a special inspector, who is a creden