If your condo building hasn't turned in its Phase One safety inspection report, you could be facing some serious financial penalties in addition to the possible assessments if your building were to have structural issues.

As of Jan. 14, 91 buildings, with approximately 3,200 units, in Palm Beach County covered by the state's new safety-inspection law,have failed to submit even initial reports, setting off alarm bells at a recent county commission meeting.

The law requires residential buildings 30 years or older with three or more stories to undergo initial Phase One or Milestone inspections by Dec. 31. County Building Official Doug Wise has been authorized to begin citing the non-compliant buildings, a process that could result in them being fined unless they comply with the law or at least request an extension. Wise has jurisdiction over the unincorporated areas of the county, which are, for the most part, west of Military Trail. The detailed list does not include the 49 municipalities with condo buildings that are also covered under the new law.

The Legislature passed the safety-inspection law following the deadly condo collapse that occurred in Surfside in June 2021. Nearly a 100 people were killed. The initial inspection requires a state-licensed architect or engineer to examine the structure to determine whether a more detailed Phase Two one is needed. The Phase Two reports must be done within 180 days.

Wise, at the urging of the commission, was asked to prepare a list of buildings not complying with the state law. The list, a copy of which was obtained by The Palm Beach Post, was completed on Jan. 17 following the Jan. 14 county commission meeting.

Building E (background) at Huntington Towers west of Delray Beach is among the condo buildings that have yet to submit a Phase One inspection report as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Here is the list of condos that haven't submitted a Phase One inspection report, according to the Palm Beach County Building Division. They are all located west of the municipality indicated. The list does not include municipalities. The year they were built is indicated in parentheses:

  • Anchorage East and North at Jonathan's Landing, Jupiter, 40 units (1982, 1981)

  • Barrington at Poinciana, Lake Worth Beach, 64 units (1986)

  • Beach Sound, Jupiter, 12 units (1984)

  • Boca Entrada I and II, Boca Raton, 68 units (1982, 1984)

  • Bridgewood Midrise I and II, Boca Raton, 76 units (1974)

  • Century Village Wellington A thru M, West Palm Beach, 98 units (1972)

  • Fountainview at Spring Lakes, Lake Worth Beach, 64 units (1990)

  • Gardens In The Grove Buildings 1 and 2, Boca Raton, 48 units (1985)

  • Huntingtown Towers Buildings C, E and N, Delray Beach, 168 units (1989)

  • Isle of Sandalfoot, Building 5, Boca Raton, 88 units (1980)

  • La Costa Del Mar, Building 2, Boca Raton, 40 units (1981)

  • La Paz at Boca Pointe, Buildings 2 and 3, Boca Raton, 60 units (1985)

  • Lakes at La Paz, Buildings N and C, Boca Raton, 64 units (1988)

  • Lakeside #5, Banyan Springs, Buildings 33 and 36, Boynton Beach, 36 units (1984)

  • Lakeside #9 Banyan Springs, Buildings 55 and 56, Boynton Beach, 36 units (1985)

  • Lakewood Midrise 1-4, Buildings 3-10, Boca Raton, 351 units (1976)

  • Laurel Oaks, Boca Raton, 200 units (1980, 1981 and 1985)

  • Century Village, Mansfield, Buildings A thru N, 588 units (1980)

  • Mariner IV, Lake Worth Beach, 32 units (1973)

  • Olympus Village, Buildings A and B, Lake Worth Beach, 68 units (1980)

  • Palm Club West Village I Condo, West Palm Beach, 72 units (1985)

  • Passages Jupiter Island, Jupiter, 39 units (1982)

  • Pinelake Condo, Boca Raton, 59 units (1978)

  • Pines of Boca Barwood I and II, Boca Raton, 108 units (1978)

  • Poinciana Place A thru C, Lake Worth Beach, 144 units (1978)

  • Poinciana Place Condo Association V, Lake Worth, 48 units (1980)

  • Century Village, Preston A thru I, Building D, Boca Raton, 42 units (1983)

  • Ruby at Delray Condo, Delray Beach, 24 units (1992)

  • Sabal Lake West, Boca West, Buildings 1-4, 10 and 14, Boca Raton (1984, 1985, 1987)

  • Sandalfoot, 1-5 Buildings, Boca Raton, 40 units (1979)

  • Southhampton A thru C, Century Village, West Palm Beach, 80 units (1974)

  • Tennis Club of Palm Beach, 1 thru 4 Buildings, West Palm Beach, 161 units (1979, 1980, 1983)

  • Waters Edge Lakes, Buildings D and G, Delray Beach, 84 units (1987, 1989)

  • Wellesley Park One, Boca Raton, 53 units (1982)

SOURCE: Palm Beach County Building Division