Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources
Billing & Collection Unit

11805 S.W. 26th Street (Coral Way), Room 149
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33175-2474
T 786 315-2374 F 786 315-2952
miamidade.gov

NOTICE OF REQUIRED RECERTIFICATION
OF 40 YEAR OLD BUILDING(S)
Date
Owner Name
Owner Care ofOwner Address
Owner City, State, Zip CodeRe:

Folio No.

-Case No.

FYear

Property Address:, Bldg. No.:

, Sq. Ft.:

Dear Property Owner:
The Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources has received notification from the PropertyAppraiser's Office that the building on the property located at, Bldg. No.:is forty (40)years old or older.
Under Section 8-11(f) of the Miami-Dade County Code, the owner of a building which has been in existence for forty (40)years or longer is required to have the building inspected for the purpose of determining the general structural condition ofthe building and the general condition of its electrical systems. In accordance with Section 8-11(f), you must submit awritten Recertification Report to the Building Official, prepared by a Florida registered professional engineer or architect*,
certifying each building or structure is structurally and electrically safe for the specified use for continued occupancy. Eachpage of the electrical and structural report must be signed and sealed by the engineer or architect. In addition, if there ismore than one building on the property, please submit a site plan or copy of a survey showing the location of eachbuilding. The building which is the subject of the 40-Year Recertification report must be clearly identified on the site planor survey submitted.
Enclosed is a copy of Section 8-11(f) of the Miami-Dade County Code. The Recommended Minimum Inspection
Procedural Guidelines for Building Recertification to be utilized by your architect or engineer are available online at thefollowing links:
https://www.miamidade.gov/permits/library/structural-recertification.pdf
https://www.miamidade.gov/permits/library/electrical-recertification.pdf

The forms which are in PDF (Portable Document Format) can be filled out by your architect or engineer and thenprinted. If you prefer, you can obtain a hard copy of the forms by contacting our office at (786) 315-2374.
You are required to submit the completed Recertification Report within ninety (90) days from the date of this notice.
Please mail the report with the required fee of ($403.12), in a check made payable to Miami-Dade County, to:Miami-Dade County Building Official
Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources
Attention: Billing & Collection Unit Supervisor
11805 S.W. 26th Street, Room 149
Miami, Florida 33175-2474
Please note that single family homes, duplexes, and all other buildings with an occupant load of ten (10) or less and twothousand (2,000) square feet or less in area are exempt from recertification requirements. Non-residential farm buildings
on farms are also exempt from recertification requirements. If the building which is the subject of this notice is exempt forany of the above reasons, the building is not forty (40) years old or older or the building has been demolished, please
notify this office, and submit any available documentation. If you are claiming an exemption for an existing building, pleasesubmit dated pictures showing the front and rear of the building.
Failure to submit the required Recertification Report will result in the issuance of a Civil Violation Notice or ticket without
further notice to you and referral of this matter to the Unsafe Structures Unit for the initiation of condemnation
proceedings. You may be liable for payment of a maximum fine of $10,510.00; and, in addition, must pay all enforcement
costs incurred by the department once unsafe structures enforcement proceedings are commenced. Further, upon
issuance of an unsafe structures Notice of Violation, the building must be vacated, and you may ultimately have todemolish the building.
Included with this package is a copy of Chapter 8C of the Code of Miami-Dade County relating to parking lot illuminationand guardrails. In accordance with Sections 8C-2 and 8C-3, the minimum prescribed standards for parking lot illuminationand guardrails contained in Sections 8C-3 and 8C-6 were made retroactive upon adoption. As part of your submission for
the 40 Year Recertification, you are required to submit the enclosed documents certifying compliance with the parking lotillumination standards and guardrail requirements signed and sealed by your architect or professional engineer.
For further information, please contact the Billing and Collection Unit Supervisor at (786) 315-2517 or (786) 315-2374.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,Edward A. Rojas
Building Official
40yrintranetsystem
Enclosures* Both architects and engineers must have proven qualifications by training and experience in the specific technical field covered in the inspection report(structural or electrical) as per Section 8-11(f) of the Code of Miami-Dade County.

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH PARKING LOT ILLUMINATIONSTANDARDS IN CHAPTER 8C-3 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

DATE:Case No.

FYear

Property
Address:
Folio
Number:Building
Description:, Bldg. No.:--, Sq. Ft.:

-1.

I am a Florida registered professional engineer or architect with an active license.

2.

On, 20, at
AM/PM, I measured the level of illumination in the parking
lot(s) serving the above referenced building.

3.

Maximum

foot candle

Minimum

foot candle

Maximum to Minimum Ratio
4.

:, foot candle

The level of illumination provided in the parking lot ☐meets or ☐does not meet the minimumstandards for the occupancy classification of the building as established in Section 8C-3 of the Codeof Miami-Dade County.

Signature and Seal of Professional

Print Name Engineer or Architect

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH PARKING LOT GUARDRAILSREQUIREMENTS
IN CHAPTER 8C OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTYDATE:Re: Case No.

FYear

Property Address:, Bldg. No.:

, Sq. Ft.:

Building Description:

I am a Florida registered professional engineer or architect with an active license. On, 20 , I inspected
the parking lots servicing the above referenced building for compliance with Section 8C-6 and determined the following(check only one):
The parking lot(s) is not adjacent to or abutting a canal, lake, or other body of water.
The parking lot(s) is adjacent to or abutting a canal, lake or other body of water andparked vehicles are protected by a guardrail that complies with Section 8C-6 of theMiami-Dade County Code.
The parking lot(s) is adjacent to or abutting a canal, lake or other body of water andparked vehicles are not protected by a guardrail that complies with Section 8C-6 of theMiami-Dade County Code. I have advised the property owner that he/she must obtain apermit for the installation of the guardrail and obtain all required inspection approvals toavoid enforcement action.

Signature and Sealof Architect or Engineer(Print Name)