That statewide conversation propelled him to file legislation creating a five-year structural inspection of condominiums over three stories tall to go hand in hand with a reserve study to determine how much to set aside for repairs and maintenance to avoid extraordinary assessments.
“We added that provision, which required structural inspections of the entire building, the roof, elevators, parking garage, all aspects of the construction of the condominium,” Robaina said in an interview with USA TODAY Network-Florida.
The bill was passed unanimously by both the House and Senate, and was signed into law by then-Gov. Charlie Crist.
Two years later, lawyers and lobbyists for the condominium associations, property managers and developers pushed back. They said the law placed a financial burden on condominium unit owners, especially elderly ones on fixed incomes.
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Condo owners across country feel uneasy after Surfside collapse 04:37 (CNN)Salomon Gold expects to celebrate his 90th birthday next month in his Champlain Towers North condo in Florida, where for decades he has enjoyed views of the turquoise blue waves of the Atlantic lapping on Surfside Beach. You know how much they charge in the hotel next door for a night? One thousand dollars, said Gold, wearing a driver s cap over bespectacled eyes and sporting a thick, white mustache on his balcony, his wife Cila at his side. I have it here for free.
Since the partial collapse last month of the twin Champlain Towers South killed at least 100 people just down the block, some residents in Gold s building have chosen to evacuate. Not him.
After Surfside tower collapse, condo residents in Florida and beyond wonder if they need to worry
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By Rosa Flores, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN
Salomon Gold expects to celebrate his 90th birthday next month in his Champlain Towers North condo in Florida, where for decades he has enjoyed views of the turquoise blue waves of the Atlantic lapping on Surfside Beach.
“You know how much they charge in the hotel next door for a night? One thousand dollars,” said Gold, wearing a driver’s cap over bespectacled eyes and sporting a thick, white mustache on his balcony, his wife Cila at his side. “I have it here for free.”
Condo owners across country feel uneasy after Surfside collapse
Residents of the tens of millions condo buildings in the US particularly on the coast have been feeling anxious and unnerved since the deadly Champlain Towers North collapse last month. CNN s Rosa Flores reports.
Posted: Jul 17, 2021 1:50 PM
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Salomon Gold expects to celebrate his 90th birthday next month in his Champlain Towers North condo in Florida, where for decades he has enjoyed views of the turquoise blue waves of the Atlantic lapping on Surfside Beach. You know how much they charge in the hotel next door for a night? One thousand dollars, said Gold, wearing a driver s cap over bespectacled eyes and sporting a thick, white mustache on his balcony, his wife Cila at his side. I have it here for free.