Broward County Code Compliance

Deerfield Beach,
hand us the letter.

Recertification here is filed with the City's Building Services division, from the oceanfront condos to the large communities further inland. We handle the inspection, the report and that filing end to end, through to your proof of recertification.

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Deerfield Beach 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.

180 days
To submit after the notice

Broward notices go out between June 1 and August 31.

1979
Century Village East opened

The 8,508-unit community opened in 1979, one example of how much of the city's condo stock is well past 25 years.

10 yrs
Between inspections

After the first inspection, every building repeats on a 10-year cycle.

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.

Find out where your building stands →

Sources: City of Deerfield Beach Building Services; Deerfield Beach Historical Society; 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 City of Deerfield Beach Building Services Division, at no additional cost.

ESi engineer on a job site
What your Deerfield Beach recertification includes

One team manages all the required inspections

Deerfield Beach 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 inspection of a concrete building

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.

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Electrical inspection of building service equipment

Electrical

The complete electrical inspection your recertification requires, carried out and signed by our licensed professional engineers.

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Every building is different. We confirm the exact scope that applies to your building before any work begins.

Has the City sent a notice on your building?

Send it to us today. We confirm the deadline, the scope and the timeline before anything is scheduled.

Know before you call

The questions every Deerfield Beach owner has

South Florida building requiring recertification

What recertification actually covers

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 Deerfield Beach the report is filed with the City's Building Services division. You finish with proof of recertification on file and a record you can give to a board, a lender or an insurer.

Recertification milestone timeline

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.

Engineer reviewing findings with a building owner

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.

Email or phone required. Everything else is optional.

Recertification readiness guide
Next step

Tell us about your
Deerfield Beach building.

We will outline exactly what your recertification requires, what the scope covers and what it takes to file it with the City.