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What building records should you check before a renewal or sale?

For an older office or retail property, establish the inspection and repair position before making delivery commitments. Assemble the building notice, professional reports, repair status and correspondence with the responsible building department. Then bring the verified timing and cost assumptions into the leasing or sale discussion.

Start with the local building department.

Fort Lauderdale’s official Building Safety Inspection Program page describes an initial inspection at 25 years and subsequent inspections every ten years, with exemptions including structures under 3,500 square feet. It calls for qualified licensed professionals and structural and electrical review. This is a starting point, not a property-specific eligibility decision: confirm the applicable jurisdiction, exemptions, notice and deadlines with the building department responsible for your address.

Turn the records into a decision brief.

1. Identify the property: address, municipality, folio, construction or occupancy records and the owner’s authorized representative.
2. Reconcile the record: most recent inspection reports, official notices, outstanding comments and evidence of completed repairs. Mark missing documents as unresolved—not as a clean record.
3. Separate certainty from assumptions: distinguish completed work from proposed repairs, estimates from contracted costs, and target dates from confirmed milestones.
4. Coordinate the commercial plan: discuss how verified work, access needs and timing affect renewal negotiations, proposed landlord improvements or a sale-preparation timetable. Keep technical conclusions with the licensed professionals and authorities.

Keep safety conclusions separate from brokerage advice.

A marketing plan, tenant’s interest or previous inspection does not establish present safety or permission to occupy. Refer immediate safety concerns to the responsible authorities and qualified professionals. Do not promise uninterrupted operation or a delivery date based only on this checklist.

Start a property discussion with Roy using the inquiry path on this page. Include the address, your role and the decision you face; agree a suitable sharing method before sending confidential records.

Owner planning guidance checked October 30, 2026. Source publication date not stated; requirements and property-specific directions should be confirmed with the responsible authority.