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The California Balcony Bill SB 721 passed in 2018. All building owners of three multifamily units or more with balconies or decks must be inspected by a professional by January 1, 2025. Subsequent inspections will be every six years. Any repairs must be made by a professional with permits. The purpose of the bill is to prevent a balcony or deck collapse which can and has killed people.
SB 721, Hill. Building standards: decks and balconies: inspection.
Existing law provides authority for an enforcement agency to enter and inspect any buildings or premises whenever necessary to secure compliance with or prevent a violation of the building standards published in the California Building Standards Code and other rules and regulations that the enforcement agency has the power to enforce.
This bill would require an inspection of exterior elevated elements and associated waterproofing elements, as defined, including decks and balconies, for buildings with 3 or more multifamily dwelling units by a licensed architect, licensed civil or structural engineer, a building contractor holding specified licenses, or an individual certified as a building inspector or building official, as specified. The bill would require the inspections, including any necessary testing, to be completed by January 1, 2025, with certain exceptions, and would require subsequent inspections every 6 years, except as specified. The bill would require the inspection report to contain specified items and would require that a copy of the inspection report be presented to the owner of the building within 45 days of the completion of the inspection and would require copies of the reports to be maintained in the building owner’s records for 2 inspection cycles, as specified. The bill would require that if the inspection reveals conditions that pose an immediate hazard to the safety of the occupants, the inspection report be delivered to the owner of the building within 15 days and emergency repairs be undertaken, as specified, with notice given to the local enforcement agency. The nonemergency repairs made under these provisions would be required to be completed within 120 days, unless an extension is granted by the local authorities. The bill would authorize local enforcement agencies to recover enforcement costs associated with these requirements. The bill would require the local enforcement agency to send a 30-day corrective notice to the owner of the building if repairs are not completed on time and would provide for specified civil penalties and liens against the property for the owner of the building who fails to comply with these provisions. The bill would exclude a common interest development, as defined, from these provisions. The bill would require any building subject to these provisions that is proposed for conversion to condominiums to be sold to the public after January 1, 2019, to have the required inspection conducted prior to the first close of escrow of a separate interest in the project, and would require the inspection report and written confirmation by the inspector that any recommended repairs or replacements have been completed to be submitted to, among others, the Department of Real Estate and included in certain required statements and reports, as specified. The bill would authorize a local governing entity to enact stricter requirements than those imposed by these provisions.
Link to actual bill with full text.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB721
SB 326 Bill
This bill mandates that HOA's hire a competent inspector to inspect the common areas of a multi-family project at least once every nine years. This includes load bearing structures such as balconies, decks, stairs, elevated walkways including a sufficient sampling of units by January 1, 2025. If there are repairs to be made, they must be made.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB326
Some tips on inspecting, looking at your own balcony, deck..
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