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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Payne

Florida lawmakers approve changes to condo safety law passed after Surfside collapse

Condo Bill Florida - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Florida lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill aimed at reforming a condominium safety law passed in 2022 in the wake of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, which killed 98 people in Surfside in June 2021.

Condo owners have been facing higher costs because of the 2022 law, which requires condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs and to conduct a survey of reserves every decade.

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