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Roof inspections in Liberty Triangle, FL

Liberty Triangle's median home was built in 1998, which puts it past the 20-year age at which Citizens Property Insurance asks for a 4-point inspection. Census figures mark it as one of Marion County's age-skewed communities, with a median resident age of 59.3.

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Updated October 2026

Top-down drone view of a gray-blend shingle roof with ridges, valleys and roof vents, lawn on both sides and a white fence at the left edge.

Liberty Triangle figures this page uses

Median year homes were built
1998
Median age
59.3yrs
Mobile homes, share of housing units
3.4%
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes
91.7%

Local know-how

Why Liberty Triangle homes meet the 20- and 15-year lines

Citizens requires a 4-point inspection, covering electrical, plumbing, HVAC and the roof, on applications for properties more than 20 years old. Half of Liberty Triangle's homes were built before 1998, so at least half are well past that line.

The 15-year line comes from statute. Under Fla. Stat. 627.7011(5), a roof 15 years or older can be inspected by an authorized inspector at the homeowner's expense before an insurer requires a replacement, and five or more years of useful life left means age alone cannot end the policy. It covers homeowner policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2022.

For insurance, a roof's age runs from the last time 100% of it was replaced (627.7011(5)(d)), and the 4-point form asks for the date of the last roofing permit. In a place where 91.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, that permit card and the last re-roof invoice are worth finding before the inspector comes.

The forms

Three roof forms a Liberty Triangle owner may be handed

  • The 4-point inspection. Its roof section records the covering, roof age, remaining useful life, the last roofing permit, whether the last job was full or partial, overall condition and a damage list, with photos of each slope.
  • Citizens' Roof Inspection Form (RCF-1). Signed by a general, residential, building or roofing contractor, a building code inspector or a home inspector, with photos of each slope and the remaining useful life.
  • The wind mitigation form, OIR-B1-1802 (Rev. 04/26), in effect since April 1, 2026. It asks the code era, wind region, roof slope, covering, deck attachment, roof-to-wall connection, roof shape, secondary water barrier and opening protection, and stays valid up to five years if nothing material changes.

Citizens also draws a roof-age line: shingle roofs older than 25 years, and tile or metal roofs older than 50, need papers showing at least five years of useful life left. Which form you need, and what it does to your premium, is a question for your insurer or agent.

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Questions

Roof inspections in Liberty Triangle: questions

Will my Liberty Triangle home need a 4-point inspection?

If you are applying to Citizens and the home is more than 20 years old, yes: Citizens requires a 4-point inspection on property owner, dwelling and mobile home applications for properties past that age. The median Liberty Triangle home was built in 1998, so most homes here are past 20. Private insurers set their own rules, so ask yours. The roof section of the form records the covering, age, remaining life, last roofing permit and visible damage, with photos of each slope.

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Who can sign a roof inspection form for a Liberty Triangle home?

It depends on the form. For the 15-year rule, Fla. Stat. 627.7011(5)(a) lists home inspectors, building code inspectors, general, building, residential or roofing contractors, engineers, architects and anyone else the insurer recognizes as qualified, and the insurer must accept the person. Citizens' RCF-1 names contractors, building code inspectors and home inspectors. Whoever signs will want the date of the last roofing permit, which for a Liberty Triangle home sits in Marion County Building Safety's records.

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Do mobile homes in Liberty Triangle fall under the 15-year roof law?

Senate staff note that Fla. Stat. 627.7011(5), the 15-year roof rule, does not apply to mobile home policies. Liberty Triangle has 413 mobile homes, 3.4% of its housing units, so the point matters to a small group of owners here. Citizens' 4-point requirement does reach mobile home applications for properties more than 20 years old. A manufactured home's insurer and the form it uses decide the rest, so check with your agent.

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