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The State of Florida has issued a recent update to the State of Florida Elevator Code that requires that all existing elevators must be in compliance with part 3.10.12 of ASME A17.3-2015, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators.
A17.3-2015 Contains the Retroactive Requirement 3.10.12 System to Monitor and Prevent Automatic Operation of the Elevator with Faulty Door Contact Circuits. All conveyances licensed by the State of Florida Bureau of Elevator Safety, including those located within the 5 contracted jurisdictions (Broward, Miami-Dade, City of Miami, City of Miami Beach, Reedy Creek Development District) must be in compliance with the above Code by December 31, 2023. This system is referred to as Door Lock Monitoring.
By December 31, 2023 ALL Existing Elevator Must Have Been:
· For Elevators Installed Prior to A17.1 2000 (MOST ELEVATORS)
Equipped with a New Hardware and Software Upgrade and Inspected by a Licensed Elevator Contractor.
· For Elevators Installed Under A17.1 2000 or Newer
Inspected by a Licensed Elevator Contractor to Ensure Door Lock Monitoring is Functional and Code Compliant. These elevators may STILL require New Hardware and Software Upgrades depending on the Controller Manufacturer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Door Lock Monitoring Mandatory for my County?
Yes, Door Lock Monitoring is mandatory for ALL elevators in the State of Florida
Do I need to use my Current Vendor to install Door Lock Monitoring?
No, you can use any experienced vendor to perform your Door Lock Monitoring installation. This is considered work outside your Service Agreement.
What happens if I do not comply?
Failure to comply with Door Lock Monitoring will result in failed inspections and fines from the State and/or County.
Contact your Elevator Contractor or find top companies on our Directory for Florida Members
Meet Eduardo Mondragon, the President of 1st Choice Restoration Consultant Inc./dba Roofing Team. An SFPMA Member and Licensed and Insured Roofing Contractor in the State of Florida.
This introduction is to let you learn more about our goal to working with the property management, condo and hoa’s to provide you our services.
We have a lot of experience accumulated over 30 years in the construction sector and specialized in Roofing. My crews are bilingual. I am located on Palm Beach, We do all phases of roofing like repairs, re-roofing, new construction roofing and roof maintenance.
Our corporate experience and the individual skill of our superintendents and tradesmen are keys to a successful job. We know what materials and techniques will yield the highest performance for your specific conditions and budgets. We advise clients on the methods most appropriate for cost and time savings. The best evidence of our successful craftsmanship is the long list of repeat customers, owners, contractors and construction managers who invite us to work on their projects.
Our strength is in our ability to address any situation presented. Whether it is development and completion of yearly maintenance plans, or the complete structural restoration of a structure, we have the knowledge, ability, and manpower required. Our knowledge and experience allows us to work hand in hand with owners, operators, and engineers in the development and implication of project budgets, repair techniques, and high-quality on-time repairs.
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In the event your home or business has suffered storm damage as a result of Hurricane Ian, The Falcon Group is here to help. The Falcon Group has been in business for over 25 years with extensive experience in post-disaster recovery. As one of South Florida’s largest forensic engineering and restoration engineering firms with over 40 local engineers, architects, and technical staff in South Florida, we have strategically-located offices in St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, and Miami ready to mobilize. Falcon has successfully worked with numerous clients (commercial, residential, legal, public adjusters) and assisted in recovery of claims in excess of $500 million throughout South Florida.
The Falcon team can also provide the following services:
Emergency Damage Infrastructure Evaluations
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Update: Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published October 10, 2022
Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
I just spent a week in the hospital — again with kidney stone issues. This is I believe the 5th time I needed some sort of surgery for this never ending painful problem. I left the hospital with a tube coming out of my right side. I still need a lithotripsy procedure. That’s the one where you lay down in water and they zap your kidney stones hoping to break them up. I’m guessing I have another week or two of this insanity.
I want to apologize to the wonderful people at the L&L Condo and HOA Expos. As all of you know, I always attend all of their shows all around the state and have the honor of kicking off the event by doing my board certification course. Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend the events In Palm Beach and in Broward. I am desperately hoping to attend the events in Orlando and Tampa. I think all of you know that I love nothing more than being with all of you, teaching you, and answering your questions. It’s simply my favorite part of being an attorney. It’s killing me that I can’t teach the classes that so many of you attend each and every year. However, L&L will be finding another well qualified attorney from another law firm to teach and certify you. I urge you to attend and continue to make the L&L shows the success that they always are.
I’m taking two weeks off from the radio show. I expect to do the show October 16th — with or without a tube coming out of my side. BY THE WAY……THAT’S THE SAME DAY I WILL BE ON 60 MINUTES — AS THEY ARE DOING A SHOW ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA CAN STILL MOVE TO A FLORIDA CONDOMINIUM IF THEIR SOLE INCOME IS SOCIAL SECURITY. I think we all know the answer. This really should be an amazing show which shines the spotlight on Florida condominiums but truly needs to be watched by the entire country as every state better follow Florida’s lead when it comes to mandating safety.
In any event, I hope to be back at my desk in a week or two and look forward to speaking with all of you again. In the mean time, please get in touch with Rich, Pennie or Paul if you need immediate help.
PS: The nurse told me that the epidural was not invented to relieve pain from child birth. It was invented to relieve pain from kidney stones!
We know everyone is wishing Eric Glazer a full recovery and well wishes. Ouch
In light of the tragedy at The Champlain Towers in Surfside last year, The Florida Legislature, to its credit, passed massive condominium reform regarding safety, inspections and reserves. These laws are confusing to those who work in the industry every day, never mind to those who serve on condo Boards throughout the state.
Stay up to date with the new law -FLORIDA BUILDING INSPECTIONS (SB-4D)
The Florida Legislature thought that it was so important for condo boards to enforce these laws that they included a provision which considers a breach of these laws a breach of the director’s fiduciary duty. Imagine, personal liability can be imposed against a director who fails to enforce these new laws.
Once again, I drafted legislation which would require Board members to learn these new laws in order to get certified and once again this requirement was removed from the statute. It’s hard to believe, but The Florida Legislature drafted a law which imposes personal liability against those directors who fail to follow these new laws yet removed the requirement to learn these new laws. In any event, I will again try to make learning these new laws a condition of becoming certified in the next legislative session.
As far as condominium Board members go…….there can be no more important time than the present to learn these new laws. They are designed to keep you and your fellow unit owners alive.
Don’t dare get certified by signing that dumb, silly form that says I read my governing docs and promise to enforce them. Even if you read your governing documents from cover to cover, you still wouldn’t learn any of the new condo laws. What a disgrace that you can still become certified this way.
I am teaching at the following times and locations this month. It is more imperative than ever to attend an educational course. In fact, if you don’t learn the new laws and don’t apply the new laws on your condo board, you can face personal liability. Moreover, any condo Board member who can’t find a few hours to take an educational course is not worthy of a single vote. So what do you say? Please register for any of the free following Condo Craze and HOAs Board Certification Classes offered around the state
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