Condominiums & Cooperatives – Fire Safety Retrofitting

Fire Safety and Handrails and Guardrails Retrofitting

Condominium and cooperative associations are required to report to the Division certain information regarding the membership vote to waive retrofitting requirements for fire sprinkler systems and handrails and guardrails. If the association does not waive retrofitting requirements, it must report the per unit cost of retrofitting to the Division. Retrofitting information collected by the Division is then reported to the State Fire Marshal on an annual basis.

Submissions of the Fire Safety and Handrails and Guardrails Retrofitting Reports are completed through the association’s online account. For more information about creating an online account, visit Condominiums and Cooperatives – Create an Online Account – MyFloridaLicense.com.

To access DBPR’s online portal to login and submit retrofitting reports, visit Welcome to DBPR Online Services.

Who Should Complete This Submission

Associations should complete this submission only if the association has:

• Held a membership vote within the past year to waive or require retrofitting of fire sprinklers or handrails and guardrails, or
• Commenced retrofitting work during the past year.
• If no vote has been taken and no work has begun, no report is required at this time.

What to Expect in the Report

Associations will be asked to provide:

• Basic association and project information (such as project name, project number, and address),
• Details about any membership vote or retrofitting activity,
• Contact information for the person completing the submission,
• The recorded certificate (book and page number) if a vote was taken, and

Each condominium or cooperative project must be reported individually.