Boca Raton · Palm Beach County
Selling a condo in Boca Raton
Short answer
Before listing a Boca Raton condo, establish three things: whether the building's milestone inspection is due and what it found, whether the reserve study or SIRS is current and funded, and whether an ordinary buyer can finance the project. Those answers set the price, the timeline, and which offers can actually close.
Last verified August 4, 2026What makes a Boca Raton sale its own problem
Boca Raton spans a wide range of condo vintages and price points, and buyers here are unusually well advised. A seller who cannot answer questions about reserves, insurance, and inspection status tends to lose negotiating position early — not because the answers are bad, but because the silence is.
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The building's age sets your first deadline
Under Florida Statutes §553.899, a milestone inspection applies to condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or more in height, by December 31 of the year the building reaches 30 years, then every 10 years after.
The statute permits a local enforcement agency to determine that local circumstances — including environmental conditions such as proximity to salt water — require the inspection at 25 years instead. Boca Raton is on the coastal side of Palm Beach County, so this is worth asking about specifically. It is a local determination rather than a statewide distance rule, so the reliable answer comes from the building department, not from an assumption.
Financeability decides the size of your buyer pool
Whether a project meets agency guidelines — reserves, insurance, litigation, delinquency, occupancy mix — determines how many buyers can realistically complete a purchase. A project outside those guidelines is not unsellable; it means the loan path changes and cash or portfolio-lender buyers carry more weight.
Establishing this early prevents the expensive version of the problem: a signed contract that fails at underwriting weeks later.
What the wider market is doing
We publish a dated market brief for Broward existing condominiums. We do not hold an equivalent sourced figure for Palm Beach County, and quoting Broward numbers on a Boca Raton page would misrepresent them. Ask Alexandra for the current Palm Beach picture for your building type rather than working from a countywide headline.
Supply at that level means buyers have alternatives. Preparation and documentation are what separate a unit that transacts from one that sits.
Does my Boca Raton condo building need a milestone inspection?
Florida Statutes §553.899 requires a milestone inspection for condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or more, by December 31 of the year the building reaches 30 years of age, then every 10 years. A local enforcement agency may require the first inspection at 25 years where local circumstances such as proximity to salt water apply. That is a local determination, so confirm the age that applies to your specific address with the Boca Raton building department rather than assuming.
Florida Statutes §553.899 requires a milestone inspection for condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or more, by December 31 of the year the building reaches 30 years of age, then every 10 years. A local enforcement agency may require the first inspection at 25 years where local circumstances such as proximity to salt water apply. That is a local determination, so confirm the age that applies to your specific address with the Boca Raton building department rather than assuming.
Can I sell a Boca Raton condo that has a special assessment?
Yes. An assessment does not prevent a sale. What it changes is the negotiation — who pays the outstanding balance, what the contract says about it, whether the association's records explain the reason for it, and whether a buyer's lender is comfortable with the project.
Yes. An assessment does not prevent a sale. What it changes is the negotiation — who pays the outstanding balance, what the contract says about it, whether the association's records explain the reason for it, and whether a buyer's lender is comfortable with the project.
What should I gather before listing in Boca Raton?
Assessment notices and balances, the current budget and financials, the reserve study or SIRS, milestone inspection reports, recent minutes, master insurance information, repair or engineering status, and the association's application steps.
Assessment notices and balances, the current budget and financials, the reserve study or SIRS, milestone inspection reports, recent minutes, master insurance information, repair or engineering status, and the association's application steps.
Evidence ledger
Read the sources.
Education only—not legal, tax, lending, engineering, or title advice. Association records, contracts, statutes, and professional guidance control the result.
- Florida Statutes §553.899 — milestone inspectionsLast verified August 4, 2026 · Official source ↗
- Florida DBPR — condominium inspectionsLast verified August 4, 2026 · Official source ↗
- MIAMI Realtors — Broward market report, June 2026Last verified August 4, 2026 · Official source ↗
- Fannie Mae — Condo Project Manager statusLast verified August 4, 2026 · Official source ↗
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