condo safety /tags/condo-safety condo safety en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:17:36 GMT Investigators point to pool deck as origin of Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside /government-politics/2025-09-09/nist-surfside-collapse-cause-champlain-towers-south A new report confirms preliminary findings that the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Building in 2021 likely originated from the pool deck rather than the tower itself, according to the federal agency in charge of the investigation. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:17:36 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-09/nist-surfside-collapse-cause-champlain-towers-south Sergio R. Bustos Frustrated condo owners and board members clash. Here's how reforms could help /development/2025-08-18/frustrated-condo-owners-and-board-members-clash-heres-how-reforms-could-help Condo reforms passed after the 2021 deadly Surfside collapse were meant to enhance safety. Instead, they increased tense relationships between owners and board members, who are usually owners themselves. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:00:00 GMT /development/2025-08-18/frustrated-condo-owners-and-board-members-clash-heres-how-reforms-could-help Meghan Bowman Florida legislators revamp condo law. Will it stabilize South Florida's condo market? /south-florida/2025-05-04/florida-legislators-revamp-condo-law-will-it-stabilize-south-floridas-condo-market Saying they are responding to residents’ concerns about rising costs, the Florida Legislature last week signed off on proposed changes to condominium-safety laws passed after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that killed 98 people. Sun, 04 May 2025 19:57:23 GMT /south-florida/2025-05-04/florida-legislators-revamp-condo-law-will-it-stabilize-south-floridas-condo-market Dara Kam | News Service Florida Florida lawmakers advance condo legislation amid cost crisis /government-politics/2025-04-16/florida-condo-legislation Florida lawmakers are advancing legislation they say will help condo owners dealing with rising fees from regulations created after the Surfside condo collapse. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-16/florida-condo-legislation Douglas Soule Less than half of vintage condo buildings in South Florida have turned in their required inspection /business/2025-02-27/condos-housing-inspection-condominiums It’s been almost two months since older condominium buildings in Florida had to be inspected. It was one of the requirements put in place after the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside killed 98 people. Most have not submitted their results. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:35:28 GMT /business/2025-02-27/condos-housing-inspection-condominiums Tom Hudson Most condo buildings in Boca Raton are keeping pace with new state condo safety law /government-politics/2025-01-27/most-condo-buildings-in-boca-raton-are-keeping-pace-with-new-state-condo-safety-law Slightly more than half the condo buildings in Boca Raton have complied with a strict new state law that requires condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs, say city officials. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-27/most-condo-buildings-in-boca-raton-are-keeping-pace-with-new-state-condo-safety-law Wilkine Brutus Florida Senate approves bill to ease post-Surfside condo safety inspections process /government-politics/2023-04-13/florida-senators-approve-tweaks-to-milestone-inspections-in-condo-safety-law The bill (SB 154) targeting 'milestone inspections' has been designed, at least in part, to address concerns that emerged as condominium associations started to carry out the law approved after the Surfside condo collapse. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-13/florida-senators-approve-tweaks-to-milestone-inspections-in-condo-safety-law News Service of Florida Florida lawmakers eye condo safety requirements, including changes to 'milestone' inspections /state/2023-02-22/florida-lawmakers-eye-condo-safety-requirements-including-changes-to-milestone-inspections A Florida Senate committee backed a proposal that would make changes to Florida's condominium-safety laws. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /state/2023-02-22/florida-lawmakers-eye-condo-safety-requirements-including-changes-to-milestone-inspections Jim Saunders Florida's new property insurance, condo safety laws may not give homeowners relief or calm troubled markets /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved new laws the state hopes will calm a chaotic property insurance market, and eventually lead to rate decreases for homeowners. But some lawmakers and industry analysts say they worry the packages don’t deliver relief fast enough and don’t go far enough for property owners to see a difference. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:11:10 GMT /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Sarah Mueller Condo reform, getting ready for hurricane season, Wildlife Thursday: the rare cigar orchid /podcast/sundial/2022-05-27/condo-reform-getting-ready-for-hurricane-season-wildlife-thursday-the-rare-cigar-orchid Governor Ron DeSantis signs condo reform legislation. The forecast for the upcoming hurricane season. Plus, we're talking with a botany professor about a rare and beautiful plant that grows in South Florida – the Cigar Orchid. Fri, 27 May 2022 21:40:36 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-05-27/condo-reform-getting-ready-for-hurricane-season-wildlife-thursday-the-rare-cigar-orchid Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz