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
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SCORE to hold small-business workshop
Central Florida SCORE will hold the Small Business Workshop Should My Business Buy or Lease a Location? from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 13 at My Office & More, 122 E. Main St., Lakeland. Danishes and coffee are served at 7:45 a.m. Jack Strollo, vice president of Broadway Real Estate Services, will review key commercial real estate concepts and answer questions about buying or leasing commercial property. The workshop is sponsored by Broadway Real Estate Services. Cost is $10 and reservations are required. Limited seating for social distancing. Register at https://centralflorida.score.org. For more information, call 863-284-5607. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and free confidential mentoring.