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  2. Surfside condominium collapse - Wikipedia

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    On June 24, 2021, the same day as the accident, a lawsuit was filed in Miami Dade Circuit Court by a resident of the building against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association, seeking $5 million in damages "due to defendant's acts and omissions and their failure to properly protect the lives and property of plaintiff and class members".

  3. Shakedown City: Investigations, lawsuits and the anatomy of ...

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    Still, Kapoor was determined to push his project forward and applied for a city building permit in December 2021. By then, company records show Kapoor was making monthly payments to Suarez.

  4. Is it safe to stay in your Miami high-rise during a ... - AOL

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    Miami-Dade building code requires the first 30 feet of any high-rise to be equipped with high-impact windows, which can withstand being hit by a nine-pound 2x4 traveling at 50 feet per second. ...

  5. Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida - Wikipedia

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    The commission study indicated that building codes and regulations were developed, amended, and administered by over 400 local jurisdictions and state agencies. [75] The Florida Building Code was established in 1998 and put into effect by 2002. [76] It phased out local laws and regulations and replacing them with universal statewide building codes.

  6. The real ‘Shrinking Middle:’ Miami-Dade residents ... - AOL

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    The July 28 editorial, “Shrinking Middle: Miami’s middle-class is hurting,” misses two very important issues affecting us all in Miami-Dade County. First, residents are being squeezed with a ...

  7. Crestview Towers - Wikipedia

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    Crestview Towers is a mid-rise condominium building in Miami-Dade County, Florida built in 1972 that was closed and immediately evacuated the evening of July 2, 2021 by order of the city of North Miami Beach due to the building being structurally and electrically unsound. The building was 9 years delinquent on its 40-year recertification, which ...

  8. Florida Building Code - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Building Code ( FBC) is a set of standards designed by the Florida Building Commission for the construction of buildings in the US state of Florida. [ 1] Many regulations and guidelines distributed are important benchmarks regarding hurricane protection. Miami-Dade County was the first in Florida to certify hurricane-resistant ...

  9. There should be tax relief for homeowners in the Miami-Dade ...

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    Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava knows county residents are in a severe financial squeeze as inflation bears down on them — and she’s proposing to ease the pain.