If you are a frequent reader of Weinstein Construction’s blog series, then you may already know that the State of California Senate Bill SB 721 balcony inspection law impacts thousands of property owners and managers in our Greater Los Angeles region. As such, this blog serves as a guide to explain what SB 721 compliance means, who must comply, and how one can stay ahead [...]
If you are an owner of a commercial property in Los Angeles, for example a multi-family residential apartment building, you should know that waterproofing your property’s “Exterior Elevated Elements” (EEE or 3E) is more than just a precaution, but rather it is a requirement for the EEE’s safety and longevity! This blog offers you critical information on why waterproofing EEEs such as balconies are so [...]
If you are the owner or manager of a Los Angeles commercial property such as a multi-family residential apartment building, you may already be familiar with the State of California’s mandatory Balcony Inspection Los Angeles laws, which were mandated by California Senate Bill 721. California’s SB 721 balcony inspection law impacts thousands of property owners in our region, and this quick and easy guide explains [...]
As an owner or manager of a Los Angeles multi-unit residential apartment building, you are probably aware by now that you must comply with California Senate Bill 721, otherwise known as the “Balcony Inspection Law,” which requires periodic mandatory safety inspections and repair of your apartment building’s damaged balconies, decks, stairs, porches, catwalks, and other “Exterior Elevated Elements” (also called “EEE” or “3E”). If you [...]
What Is the Balcony Inspection Law SB721 in Los Angeles? As an owner of a commercial property such as a multi-family residential apartment building, you may have already heard about the State of California’s mandatory Balcony Inspection Law in Los Angeles. However, some of the information out there has been confusing or downright misleading, and so we thought it would be useful to put together [...]
Weinstein Construction’s Balcony Inspection and Repair professionals often are asked, almost on a daily basis, “are there any updates on complying with California’s Balcony Inspection Laws?” We think that’s a great question, and yes, just a couple of months ago, there actually was an important update! And now there is another important update that you should know about! The update from a couple of months [...]
One of our clients, who is a member of the board of a condominium homeowners association, asked us recently if there were any updates on SB 326, the California law that requires condo buildings and housing controlled by condo associations, to undergo safety inspects of their balconies and other “Exterior Elevated Elements”. We thought this was a great question, as the compliance deadline for such [...]
Virtually all residential and commercial apartment buildings in the City of Los Angeles have balconies and other “Exterior Elevated Elements” (also called “EEE”) that can pose a safety risk if they are not properly maintained. In recent years, the high-profile collapse of poor-condition EEEs, especially a balcony that resulted in multiple injuries and deaths of students during a birthday party, have paid out multi-million dollar [...]
Balcony Inspection and Repair Legal requirements and liability concerns The State of California has rolled out two new mandatory Balcony Inspection Laws, which were passed by the legislature in 2018 and 2019 in response to the deaths of six UC Berkeley students and the injuries of seven others during the 2015 collapse of a balcony the students were standing on during a birthday party. Legislators [...]
Welcome to the fourth blog in our 4 part series, which provides owners of condominium buildings, as well as multi-unit residential apartment buildings, with information about their obligation to conduct balcony inspections and repairs, as required by the State of California’s “Balcony Inspection Laws”, also known as Senate Bills 326 and 721. These two laws require the inspection and repair of damaged wood-framed “Exterior Elevated [...]
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