Our office is right here in town, and recertification is filed with the Town's own Building Division. We handle the inspection, the report and that filing end to end, through to your proof of recertification.
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Davie at a glance
What recertification means for your building
25 yrs
First inspection, every building
In Broward every building starts at 25 years, coastal or not. Then every 10 years.
Mail
Certified, to owner and association
The Town sends notices by certified mail to the owner of record and the managing association, between June 1 and August 31.
Online
Filed through ProjectDox
Reports go through the Town's Online Self Service portal, digitally signed and sealed. Paper copies are not accepted.
180 days
Safe-occupancy letter
A letter confirming the building is safe to occupy is valid for no more than 180 days while repairs move forward.
Broward sends notices between June 1 and August 31 each year. You do not have to wait for yours. The earlier the process begins, the more control you have over the timeline and any repairs.
Sources: Town of Davie Building Division, Building Safety Inspection Program; Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals, Building Safety Inspection Program (Policy 05-05, amended 2024).
Who we are
Local experience, not a learning curve on your dime
ESi was founded in 2014 by Oscar Sebelen, P.E., a licensed Electrical Professional Engineer in Florida since 2005, with more than 25 years of engineering experience at the helm. We know how buildings are designed and built, where problems tend to hide and what each building department in Miami-Dade and Broward expects to see.
We discuss the findings with you first
A draft report and a conversation about any repairs, before anything is filed.
No conflict of interest
We inspect. We do not design and we do not repair, so we have no incentive to report deficiencies that are not there.
We handle the permitting too
The submittal and the correspondence with the Town of Davie Building Division, at no additional cost.
Davie follows the Broward scope: structural and electrical. We keep both with one team, so the scope, the schedule and the accountability stay in one place.
Structural
The structural condition assessment your recertification requires, documented and signed by a licensed Florida professional engineer. For threshold buildings we offer a separate consultation on how the work is best structured.
When a building reaches its milestone age, Broward requires a documented inspection of its key systems: structural and electrical. Broward does not require infrared thermography or the parking lot illumination check. In Davie the report is filed through the Town's Online Self Service portal and ProjectDox. You finish with proof of recertification on file and a record you can give to a board, a lender or an insurer.
When does your first recertification hit?
In Broward every building starts at 25 years, regardless of location, and then repeats every 10 years. Notices go out between June 1 and August 31, and owners have 180 days from the notice to submit. The number most people still use is 40 years, but that is the older name for what is now a 25 year milestone. If a notice has arrived, the clock is already running. The earlier the process begins, the more control you have over the timeline, the scope of any repairs and the outcome.
What happens if your building has deficiencies
This is the part most owners are quietly concerned about, and it is more manageable than it sounds. You receive a draft report and a conversation about what was found and what the options are, before anything is filed. Any repairs that are required go through proper permitting. You are never locked into a specific contractor. You choose who carries out the work, and we can work alongside whoever you appoint. Buildings with deficiencies are recertified every day. Finding something is not the end of the process, it is a step within it.
Free download
The recertification readiness guide
A two-page guide to what our team looks for at your property and how to prepare for inspection day. Nothing to fill out or return, we handle the evaluation. Tell us where to send it.
Next step
Tell us about your Davie building.
We will outline exactly what your recertification requires, what the scope covers and what it takes to file it with the Town.