Background & Impetus for the Act
▪ The Building Safety Act was passed in response to the
partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, FL on 6/24/2021 which took 98 lives
▪ The 12-story condo, built in 1981, suffered from long- term structural degradation ▪ A $15 million program of deferred maintenance had been approved but not commenced; only $700,000 had been collected from owners for this purpose ▪ Survivors and victims’ families settled lawsuits for $1.1 billion a year after the collapse ▪ The legislation was passed unanimously by both the House and Senate in a Special Session and signed into law by Governor DeSantis on 5/26/2022 ▪ The Act represents the most consequential legislation affecting Florida condominiums in decades ▪ The Seven Lakes Board established the Building Safety Act Task Force to guide compliance with the Act
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