Surfside

Condo associations must comply with state laws passed after the 2021 deadly building collapse. Lawmakers say any new proposals out of Tallahassee won’t involve direct financial assistance.

Surfside is discussing tightening regulations to better protect buildings from potential damage from nearby construction in response to a University of Miami study.

He was one of three people selected as vice chairs of the Democratic National Committee.

DAMAC International said that it planned to build The Delmore where the Champlain Towers South partially collapsed in 2021. Four- and five-bedroom units will start at $15 million.

A law passed in 2022 requires condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs and to conduct a survey of reserves every decade. As a result, older condos are facing hefty increases to association payments to fund these reserves and repair costs.

Experts called the study a “game changer” that raises a host of questions about development on vulnerable barrier islands.

Conform reform laws passed after the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida in 2021 require structural examinations, and for associations to build their reserve funds for maintenance and repairs. Experts discussed the topic on The Florida Roundup.

Three years after the collapse of a condo building in Florida, developers say a court decision may stop them from demolishing and replacing older residential buildings.

Since the collapse, the state has enacted reforms to make condo buildings safer. But Rep. Vicki Lopez said people looking to buy a condo should probably hold off for a while.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss new regulations for condos passed after the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, what Florida Democrats are saying after this week’s presidential debate and how arts institutions in the state are managing after budget cuts to grants funding.

Monday marks the third anniversary of the collapse of the Champlain Towers condo building in Surfside that killed 98 people. WLRN speaks to a local engineer who had warned the condo association about structural weaknesses and to victims' relatives who are still awaiting answers.

New research published in the journal Nature showed the potential risk of a one-two combo of sinking land and rising seas to cities along the coast, and Miami topped the list as a location that could see quite a bit of flooded property by mid-century.