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Dubai Developer Plans Luxury Condo Project on Site of 2021 Surfside Collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A Dubai-based developer plans to build a 12-story luxury condominium project on the South Florida site where a building collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people. DAMAC International said Tuesday that it planned to build The Delmore …

Florida Condo Sales Reach 10-Year Low as Median Price Dips, Report Shows

Florida condominium sales last year reached their lowest point in almost a decade, according to a Florida Realtors report. It’s another measure of the financial crisis that has gripped condo owners and associations in the state since the deadly collapse …

Florida Condo Owners Face Deadline and Higher Costs With New Regulations

MIAMI (AP) — Florida condominium owners are looking at higher costs from condo associations in the new year, a consequence of a safety law passed by state lawmakers in 2022. It requires associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major …

Completion of Federal Probe Into Surfside Condo Collapse Delayed Until 2026

A long-awaited federal report on the causes of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, which killed 98 people in 2021 and upended Florida condo regulations and market, will have to wait at least another year. Officials with the National Institute …

Florida Governor Floats Condo Relief Session; Condo Captive Idea Flagging

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers to weigh ideas on providing condominium owners with relief ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline that requires condo buildings to be inspected and repaired in the wake of the Surfside condo collapse that killed …

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 …