A new building comes with promises the brochure never prints, because the statute prints them. At Bentley Residences, here is what they cover, how long they last, and who enforces them.
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Florida’s condominium statute deems the developer to warrant that a new building is fit and merchantable for its intended use. For each residence at Bentley Residences, the warranty runs three years from completion of the building. For the roof, the structure and the main mechanical, electrical and plumbing elements, it runs three years from completion or one year after owners take control of the association, whichever is later, up to five years. Contractors and suppliers give implied warranties of their own; appliances follow the manufacturer’s.
Bentley Residences: Dezer Development.
The Bentley Residences dossier holds the developer’s published record. Read it against the Kempinski Residences Miami Design District dossier for the nearest comparison.
Purchase agreements often add a written limited warranty, a claims procedure, and exclusions such as hairline cracks in stone, normal wear and owner alterations. Some limit remedies or require arbitration. How the contract at Bentley Residences sits beside the statute is a question for counsel before signing, not after a leak.
Bentley Residences: ~216 oceanfront residences across 63 stories.
A defect inside one residence is the owner’s claim. A defect in the roof, the facade, the garage or the shared systems at Bentley Residences belongs to the association, which the developer controls until turnover; that is why the period runs past it. At turnover the developer hands over plans, warranties and records, and many owner boards hire an engineer to review the building before the periods run out.
Bentley Residences: Private 3 or 4 car garages, private heated pools with raised sundecks, summer kitchens with Gaggenau, 10 foot ceilings, sauna in the primary bath.
Florida requires written notice of a construction defect claim to the developer and the contractors before suit, with time to inspect and to offer a repair or a payment. Outer time limits on defect claims have been shortened in recent years, so the dates matter. Keep the closing, certificate of occupancy and turnover dates for Bentley Residences in one file. The desk keeps them for every building it covers and introduces counsel when a claim is in view.
The warranty starts with the building, not the closing. Write the dates down.
Developer materials for Bentley Residences as carried on the live dossier, verified 2026-09-19. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier; figures are approximate and the developer’s.
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