Tue Jan 3, 2023 by OPLawSocialMedia on News
After the horrific collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, the Governor signed into law that structural inspections are required of most condos over 30 years old, or 25 years old if located within three miles of the coast. Reports of these inspections must be presented to condo owners, condo associations, and local municipalities. If the inspections show major […]
Sun Jun 12, 2022 by OPLawSocialMedia on News
The Florida Legislature unanimously approved a condominium safety bill, S.B. 4D, this past week, which now awaits the Governor’s signing. Pursuant to that bill, buildings three stories or higher and thirty years old will have to undergo strict safety inspections and every ten years thereafter. Buildings within three miles of the coast must be inspected before they are twenty-five years… […]
Sun Mar 20, 2022 by OPLawSocialMedia on News
As we discussed in an earlier blog, the 2022 Florida State Legislature had before them a proposed law which would have created one of the strictest condo inspection and reserve funding requirements within the United States. The legislation was an attempt to prevent tragedies such as the horrific Surfside, FL collapse last June, which raised issues of condo ownership, collective responsibility […]
Mon Mar 7, 2022 by OPLawSocialMedia on News
Currently, Florida lawmakers are about to pass on a bipartisan basis one of the strictest condo inspection and reserve funding requirements within the United States. The legislation is an attempt to prevent tragedies such as the horrific Surfside, FL collapse last June, which raised issues of condo ownership, collective responsibility for condo maintenance and upkeep, and inadequate reserves. Picture courtesy […]