Surfside

Condo associations must comply with legislation passed after the 2021 deadly building collapse in Surfside. Compliance costs are being passed on to owners.

Sen. Jennifer Bradley has signaled a willingness to make more changes to safety laws that require inspections of older condo buildings and adequate reserves for repairs.

Condo reform laws were passed after the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida in 2021.

Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan is calling on state lawmakers to fix condominium association reforms before they take effect.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says lawmakers should act before next year's legislative session to address problems facing condo associations and owners, including soaring costs.

The town of Surfside held events to remember the victims beginning Saturday at 1:22 a.m., the exact time the disaster began to unfold.

A Senate committee backed a proposal that would make changes to Florida's condominium safety law, which were implemented following the deadly collapse in Surfside.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved new laws the state hopes will calm a chaotic property insurance market, and eventually lead to rate decreases for homeowners. But some lawmakers and industry analysts say they worry the packages don’t deliver relief fast enough and don’t go far enough for property owners to see a difference.

Moving quickly after a special legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills to try to stem problems in the property-insurance market and to bolster the safety of condominium buildings.

The state legislature has added condo building reform to this week’s special session on property insurance. Lawmakers faced pressure to overhaul current laws after a deadly building collapse in South Florida last year, but the two chambers failed to reach a compromise during the regular legislative session.