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Please don't tell me... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #1
If this is a representation of how bad it was, the building should have been condemned and Vinca Jun 2021 #8
Yeah, if it wasn't for liberals and their need for regulations, we would all be free. 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #20
I assume you were not being serious. speak easy Jun 2021 #9
I was absolutely serious, but I don't really expect... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #13
The 'broken slab' is a patio. speak easy Jun 2021 #15
Ah! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #17
Here's another pic, within the parking garage... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #40
Maybe it broke from the weight of the building collapse? NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #42
Thank you! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #43
NO. The slab you see was the TOP of the condos oneshooter Jun 2021 #56
That's not what I was referencing. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #58
A story about one of the occupants struck me as illuminating. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #57
Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #59
How awful for her family. wnylib Jun 2021 #61
That must be why. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #69
Sounds like criminal negligence causing multiple deaths. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2021 #2
Against who? The inspecting engineer for not focusing on the severity of the problem but calling it 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #21
No, the engineer seems like a good guy, but your statement does 180 on headline. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2021 #24
Its is the article that reflects the engineer calling the damage, "minor." 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #26
Sorry, but major structural damage of the nature called out is not minor paleotn Jun 2021 #49
The article's quote says SOME of the damage is minor. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #44
Residents probably didn't want to pay for the needed "multi-million dollar" concrete repairs till it sop Jun 2021 #3
The assessment for repairs was $100,000+ Ritabert Jun 2021 #5
And there it is. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2021 #48
Question NJCher Jun 2021 #6
Of course. Business conducted at every meeting is recorded, usually by Association officers. sop Jun 2021 #19
Thanks NJCher Jun 2021 #33
Wouldn't the records of meetings wnylib Jun 2021 #63
Condo association records would be stored in a number of different locations. sop Jun 2021 #65
Interesting. So much extra expense and wnylib Jun 2021 #67
Repairs were contracted to begin. 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #22
The repairs were finally mandated by the county's 40-year re-certification program. sop Jun 2021 #30
The article's quote says SOME of the damage was minor. n/t NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #45
Winner, winner chicken dinner. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #60
Have no idea if this is a possibility, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #4
This whole area is prone to seawater encroachment Ritabert Jun 2021 #7
Sinkholes everywhere too BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #10
Interesting map Ritabert Jun 2021 #18
What you expect, Florida was and still is a SWAMP! Smackdown2019 Jun 2021 #25
A carbonate platform.... paleotn Jun 2021 #50
Could increasing assault of king tides and sea level rise contributed to Miami condo collapse? BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #11
I lived in a 30-year old, 12-story condo that a problem with the concrete balconies NCjack Jun 2021 #12
And they inspected it why? twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #14
WaPo: Before condo collapse, rising seas have long pressured Miami coastal properties BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #16
Yes to all of the story text pasted above. But do we all recognize that the cartoon is TeamProg Jun 2021 #47
Check this one out ... BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #51
"Endless Bummer" TeamProg Jun 2021 #52
So what will be done about the tens of thousands of other ocean front buildings 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #23
I'd even NJCher Jun 2021 #66
Vroom, vroom sheilahi Jun 2021 #27
Building management was probably making too much money Dopers_Greed Jun 2021 #28
No, according to the link, they were "this close" to starting repairs on structural issues. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #31
Happens too much... Maxheader Jun 2021 #29
I thought the owners ARE the tenants. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #32
Some person or entity could have purchased a block of condos littlemissmartypants Jun 2021 #34
I read somewhere that the building was considered more "middle-class" than the others. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #46
Remember the legal term "inherent vice and latent defects." It will come up often in this collapse. sop Jun 2021 #68
"caused by years of exposure to the corrosive salt air along the South Florida coast" BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #35
Odd, I'd read that the parking structure was across Collins Ave. Warpy Jun 2021 #36
not underground.. parking is ground level under the raised building... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #38
Well. So much for MontanaMama Jun 2021 #37
I read an article that blamed gab13by13 Jun 2021 #39
My friend who is a structural engineer redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 #41
Who knew? BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #53
Surfside condominium collapse may be a result of sea-level rise. BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #54
Found on Reddit, the Structural Field Survey Report... Jetheels Jun 2021 #55
People complained that the ground floor parking was always full of puddles, even when the weather Warpy Jun 2021 #62
I don't know... myohmy2 Jun 2021 #64
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