b'FEATURE columnWindstorm Damaged Roof Requirementsby John BolingSigned into law by Governor DeSantis on May 22, 2022, building owners havetwo years to bring all buildings up to date with SB 4-D requirements.When the 124th session of the Florida state legislature lPerformstructuralintegrityreservestudiesandadjourned on March 14, 2022, without addressing the fund repairs toroofs, floors, windows, waterproofing,tragedy at Surfside, Florida, the state government was windows, etc.lRemove opt-out funding ofreserves for structural integri-ty components.lProvide all owners and resi-dents access to building safetyand inspection information.lCleardeveloperrequire-mentsforbuildinginspec-tions,structuralintegrityreservestudies,andfundingrequirementspriortotransi-tion to the residents.lEngagewiththeFloridaDepartmentofBusinessandProfessionalRegulationandlocalmunicipalitiestotrackcondominiumbuildingsandthe inspection reporting.roundlycriticizedbyvictimsfamiliesandthemedia. lBuilding owners have two years to bring all build-Nevertheless, principals involved kept working, and the ings up to date with SB 4-D requirements.resultwasabipartisanbill,SB4-D,thatpassedthe Thepartialcollapseofthe12-storyChamplainFlorida Senate on a 380 vote and then the House on a Towers South condominium and death of 98 individu-1100 vote before being signed by the governor on May alsonJune24,2021,inSurfsideinstigatedarobust22,2022.SB4-Dincludesprovisionstostrengthen effort to overhaul inspection and maintenance require-oversight of condominium associations and cooperative ments of condominiums and other high-rise buildingsassociations,anditupdatesrequirementsforroofing throughout the state.damaged by windstorms. OnJune30,2021,theNationalInstituteofAccording to the Community Associations Institute, Standards and Technology (NIST) launched a full tech-the association that represents condominium communi- nical investigation of the collapse. The goal of the inves-ties and the only outside organization to speak on the tigation is to determine the technical cause of the col-merits of the legislation, SB 4-D requires condominium lapse and, if indicated, to recommend changes to build-and cooperative associations to: ing codes, standards and practices, or other appropriatelHavemilestoneinspectionsperformedforall actionstoimprovethestructuralsafetyofbuildings.buildings over three stories at 30 years of age and every NISTinvestigationsarethoroughandtypicallytake10 years thereafter. years to complete. ContinuedF12 - Suncoast Review Spring 2023 www.SuncoastCAI.com'