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Surfside Tower Garage, Pool Deck Had Faulty Support Columns, Prelim Report Shows

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially collapsed three years ago, killing 98 people, said Thursday there were many faulty support columns in the tenant garage that ran below it and the adjoining …

Florida Trial Lawyer State Rep Offers Condo ACV Bill as a Solution to Costs

A bill introduced by a Democrat and trial attorney would take a step toward something that property insurers have longed for in recent years – actual cash value coverage on roofs, at least condominium roofs. State Rep. Hillary Cassel, D-Dania …

Miami Beach Condo Evacuated After Cracks Worsen in Support Beams

A 14-story condominium building in Miami Beach, less than two miles from the collapsed Champlain Towers South, has been ordered evacuated after engineers found expanding cracks in a main support beam. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that city officials ordered …

Attorneys in Florida Condo Collapse Settlement Seek $100 Million in Fees

Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98 people died are requesting about $100 million in fees and costs, according to a new court filing. The total …

Florida Lawmakers Set to Adopt Strict Statewide Condo Inspection, Reporting Bill

After addressing Florida’s insurance crisis, lawmakers on Tuesday quickly approved another piece of legislation they did not get to during the regular session in March – a revamp of condominium laws that would require more frequent inspections, more reserved funding …

Judge OKs $83M Settlement for Owners in Miami Beach Condo Collapse

People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property losses, with the compensation for families over the 98 deaths still to be determined, a judge ruled Wednesday. The money …

Insurers for Law Firm, Engineers in Collapsed Condo Settle with Victims’ Families

Insurers for an engineering firm overseeing major repairs at the collapsed Surfside condominium and for a law firm that advised the condo association have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by survivors and families of the tragedy that killed 98 …

Florida Condo Collapse Trial Now Set for 2023

A major lawsuit in the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people will go to trial in March 2023, a judge said Wednesday. That’s about six months later than Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman had originally …

City’s Approval of High-Rise Next to Surfside Condo Under Scrutiny

The role that city officials played in allowing a luxury condominium to be built next door to the now-collapsed Champlain Towers building is under new scrutiny by plaintiffs and investigators. The Miami Herald newspaper reported that the City of Miami …

Surfside Commissioners Reject Proposed Land Swap at Site of Condo Collapse

Commissioners in Surfside, Florida, have rejected a proposal to trade public beachfront to the eventual buyer of the condominium collapse site so that a memorial to the 98 victims could be built there. The decision followed an emotional meeting Tuesday …