A Florida grand jury issued a lengthy list of recommendations Wednesday aimed at preventing another condominium collapse like the one that killed 98 people in June, including earlier and more frequent inspections and better waterproofing.
The recommendations are aimed at preventing another condominium collapse like the one that killed 98 people in June.
Champlain Towers South, built in 1981, collapsed June 24 as its 40-year recertification was due. No cause of the collapse has been determined, but records show the buildingin its underground parking garage. An engineer had already concluded that $15 million of repairs would be required to bring it up to code. Some of the damage at the oceanside building is believed to have come from saltwater in the air.
Other recommendations include: — Requiring that condo towers be repainted and waterproofed every 10 years to prevent corrosion.
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