Aging high-rise condos will have to undergo safety inspections while condo boards will have to save money for structural repairs if the governor signs a new condo safety bill that cleared the Legislature in a special session Wednesday. The bill is meant to prevent another catastrophe like last year’s collapse of the Champlain Tower South in Surfside, which killed 98 people.
The bill, which failed to clear the legislature during the regular session earlier this year, now goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
It was introduced unexpectedly on Tuesday afternoon after a few legislators, including sponsors from the House and Senate, reportedly met Monday night to hash out an agreement that could be passed during this week’s special session on insurance reform.
