TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida legislators began work on updating the state’s condominium regulations in response to the Champlain Towers South collapse as a Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday to impose inspection requirements statewide, including stricter standards for buildings near the coastline.
The measure, SB 1702, was unanimously approved by the Senate Community Affairs Committee and is expected to serve as the vehicle to attach other condo-related reforms, such as new regulations on disclosure of condo conditions and new oversight related to condo boards.
The bill would establish a mandatory structural inspection program for multifamily residential buildings that are greater than three stories and larger than 3,500 square feet — a requirement that could affect as many as 2 million residents in Florida.
