Installation of Netting in Balcony for children's protection

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ValeriaF (Florida)
Posts: 1

Posted:

Dear Community,

I would like to know if anyone from Miami Dade, Florida knows a legislation or jurisprudence that forbids the installation of net in the balcony? I believe everyone should have the right to protect their children at home, and the balcony is one of the greatest risks.
Board Condos in Miami usually do not allow to install net, but I would like to find a way to let our Board approved of that.

Many Thanks!!!!

KerryL1 (California)
Posts: 14,550

Posted:

I don't think, Valerie, that the installation of m netting is something a local city or county would deal with. Your HOA has architectural standards about balconies. And it sounds like they or elsewhere in your governing doc it's written that nothing may be installed such as netting.

Our high rise HOA has 90% balconies and no netting or anything is else is allowed on the railings. Very few children live here and when I do see them on balconies--usually as visitors-- there always is at last one adult with them. Even with netting, an adult should be on the balcony with small children. I do see older kids on balconies with no adults present.

You can, Valerie, try to gather support from your fellow owners and submit a request to your board to permit netting.

MarkM31 (Washington)
Posts: 494

Posted:

Part of this is going to depend on when the unit was built. If it is a older building where the on center spacing of the ballusters was greater than the allowed 4" now mandated, they are taking a legal risk in not allowing netting

KerryL1 (California)
Posts: 14,550

Posted:

Good point, Mark. Perhaps Valera will tell us.

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