California has two separate laws requiring mandatory balcony inspections, and people mix them up constantly. SB 721 and SB 326 sound alike, ask for similar things, and were born from the same tragedy — balcony collapses that cost lives. But they apply to different buildings, ...
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The short answer: the deadline has already passed. The cutoff for the first SB 721 inspection was January 1, 2026, and it’s now behind us. If you own a rental building in California and still haven’t had your balconies inspected, that’s no reason to panic, ...
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If you own a multifamily rental building in California, the abbreviation SB 721 isn’t an abstract legal formality but a very concrete obligation with real deadlines and fines. The law requires regular inspection of balconies and other exterior elevated structures by a licensed professional, so ...
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