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Florida Judge Approves Sale of Property Where Collapsed Surfside Condo Stood

Jul 15 2021 // A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster.At a hearing, Miami-Dade...

Minnesota Leaves Condo Inspections Up to Property Owners

Jul 15 2021 // Some local building inspectors in Minnesota are fielding questions from residents worried about the safety of their condo buildings following the collapse of a tower in Surfside, Florida, in June.In Minnesota, there is no...

Florida Officials Consider Adopting New Condo Inspection Policies

Jul 12 2021 // Across Florida, people living in the thousands of condominiums rising above the state’s 1,350 miles of coastline wonder if the building collapse in Surfside could happen to their home as state and local officials...

Surfside Condo Collapse Rescue Workers Transition to Recovery Phase

Jul 9 2021 // A somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials while many...

Search For Survivors at Surfside Condo Collapse Site Called Off

Jul 8 2021 // The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday July 7, as workers uncovered 10 more bodies from the rubble and officials sounded more and more grim about the...

Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability

Jul 6 2021 // The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look to find fault among the building’s management as well as engineers, architects and others, according...

5 Lawsuits Filed in Surfside Condo Collapse; Judge Says $48M Insurance Not Enough

Jul 5 2021 // Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the partially collapsed...

Technology Experts to Analyze Cause of Surfside Condo Collapse

Jul 2 2021 // A team of technical experts from the federal government and outside specialists are going to gather building material samples and study soil conditions in order to determine the engineering reasons behind the collapse of a...

Grand Jury Will Probe Surfside Condo Collapse

Jul 1 2021 // Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said her office will pursue a grand jury investigation into the collapse of Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Fla. that has left at least 18 people dead...

Florida Condo Association President Warned in April of Worsening Condition

Jun 30 2021 // SURFSIDE, Fla. — Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed...

Death Toll from Florida Condo Collapse Rises; Investigation Into Cause Continues

Jun 29 2021 // Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed as missing four...

Surfside, Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises to Nine

Jun 28 2021 // The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.One person died in the hospital, and workers...

Inspector Told Residents Surfside Condo Building Was Safe Despite Engineer’s Warning

Jun 28 2021 // A town inspector had assured residents of a high-rise condominium in Surfside, Florida, that their building was sound a month after an engineering report warned of major structural damage that required prompt repair in...

2018 Engineering Report Showed ‘Major’ Damage to Florida Condo That Fell

Jun 28 2021 // The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had “major structural damage” and needed to be extensively repaired, according to...

Still 159 Unaccounted For as Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises

Jun 25 2021 // Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials on Friday raised the number of people unaccounted for to 159 and the confirmed...

South Florida Condominium Tower Partially Collapses, Killing At Least One

Jun 24 2021 // A Surfside, Fla. condominium tower partially collapsed early Thursday morning, killing at least one person and leaving 51 people unaccounted for.Approximately 55 units of the 12-story, 136-unit Champlain Towers South...

Northwest Louisiana Condominium Building Destroyed by Fire

Apr 23 2021 // A fire at a northwest Louisiana condominium complex has destroyed 30 units.The Shreveport Fire Department tells local news outlets that it took three-and-a-half hours on April 21 to bring the blaze under control at the...

Florida Condo Association Sues Resident for Feeding Stray Cat

Feb 3 2021 // A condominium association in Florida is suing a 78-year-old woman over the feeding of a stray cat.A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Tampa accuses Joan P. Hussey of breaking the rules by attracting and feeding...

24 Vehicles Damaged in Vermont Condo Complex Carport Fire

Nov 18 2020 // Two dozen vehicles were damaged in what authorities are calling a suspicious fire at a condo complex in Essex. Essex police say the carport on Densmore Drive was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters were...

Why Condominium Associations Should Consider Risk Management and Financing with Caution

Aug 10 2020 // Insurance for a condominium association is designed to finance the insurable exposures for the association. These exposures include the property and several liability exposures, including what would be covered by a...