MIAMI — Miami-Dade commissioners on Wednesday delayed a hearing on legislation requiring quicker reinspections of older buildings, the centerpiece of the county’s reform plan following the collapse of the condo building in Surfside last year.
Commissioner René Garcia, sponsor of the proposal, sent a memo saying he couldn’t attend the Policy committee meeting due to non-COVID illness, prompting commissioners to delay the hearing and preliminary vote until the panel’s next meeting, scheduled for May 11.
Garica’s legislation would require 30-year recertifications of buildings countywide, a decade sooner than the current 40-year recertification requirement. The recertification process involves buildings hiring inspectors to review safety and structural issues, with reports reviewed by city or county building officials.
