Orange, Osceola counties among areas with unsafe condos in Florida’s first milestone inspection report

Florida’s first statewide condo safety inspection report following the 2021 Surfside collapse has been released— and the results revealed dozens of unsafe buildings, millions of dollars in needed repairs, and a data collection process still working out the kinks.The July 2026 report from the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, known as OPPAGA, analyzed milestone inspection data from 2024 and 2025. The inspections were required under a law passed after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, which killed 98 people.How the inspection process worksUnder Florida law, condominium and cooperative buildings that are three or more stories tall must undergo a milestone inspection by the time they reach 30 years of age — or 25 years if located near saltwater. Inspections must be repeated every 10 years.The process begins with a visual phase one inspection by a licensed architect or engineer. If substantial structural deterioration