Disclaimer
Last updated August 5, 2026
BoardDeadline is an independent information publisher. We are not engineers, architects, reserve specialists, community association managers, or a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. Structural inspections and reserve studies must be performed by the licensed professionals your state requires; this kit helps your board organize, schedule, and communicate - it does not perform or replace any inspection or study. Statutes change; confirm current requirements with your association's counsel and your county. We make no promises about compliance outcomes.
Not legal, engineering, or professional advice
The information on BoardDeadline is provided for general educational purposes only. It is not legal, engineering, financial, or other professional advice, and reading it does not create any professional or advisory relationship. For advice about your building or your association, consult a licensed engineer or architect, your association counsel, your reserve professional, or your accountant.
Deadlines and requirements vary and change
Florida's milestone inspection and Structural Integrity Reserve Study requirements depend on a building's age, height, and location, and on how each county administers them, and they have been revised over time. Content on this site may not reflect the most recent change for your building. Before you rely on anything here, confirm the current rule with the authority that sets it, which usually means your county building department and your association counsel.
Deadlines and questions, never a verdict
BoardDeadline does not tell you whether your building is compliant or not compliant, and it does not guarantee that an inspection will pass, that reserves will be approved, or that a special assessment can be avoided. We help your board organize deadlines, prepare procurement, and communicate with owners. We do not perform, sign, or replace any milestone inspection or reserve study, and we do not promise any specific result. Those judgments belong to the licensed professionals and the enforcing authority, not to us.
Financial figures are planning estimates
Any funding paths, cost figures, or worksheet outputs on this site, including the reserve-funding decision worksheet, are planning estimates meant to help your board think through a decision and compare options. They are not quotes, appraisals, or guarantees of cost, and they are not financial advice. Actual figures depend on your building, your reserve study, and your association's finances. Confirm real numbers with your reserve professional and accountant before you budget around them.
Self-help, not representation
The templates on this site, including the engineer and architect RFP and the owner-communication letters, are self-help tools your board completes and sends itself. Using them does not make BoardDeadline your representative, and we never contact your county, hire a professional, submit anything, or communicate with your owners on your behalf. Review any owner-communication letter with your association counsel before you send it.
We are an independent publisher
BoardDeadline is an independent business. We are not engineers, architects, reserve specialists, community association managers, or a law firm, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized to act on behalf of any city, county, state, or federal body. Names of statutes, county programs, and professional roles are used only to help your board identify the correct authority to contact.
Statute and program references
Where we name a Florida statute, a county program, or a licensed role, we do so to point your board to the authority behind a rule, not to serve as a verified legal citation. Statutes and county programs change, and a reference here is a starting point to confirm, not the final word. If a guide and your county or counsel ever disagree, they are correct.
How to confirm a requirement
When a guide names a requirement, treat the named authority as the final word. Contact your county building department for the milestone deadline and inspection process that apply to your building, and your association counsel for how the statute applies to your community. For the reserve study itself, work with the qualified reserve professional the statute requires. If a guide and your county ever disagree, your county is correct.
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