The purpose of this particular suit, filed at the Miami-Dade County, seeks compensation for the victims of this unfathomable loss, as per the filing by Manuel Drezner, a resident of the Florida high-rise condo building, the Champlain Towers South, which recently partially collapsed. The suit seeks to compensate the victims of this massive loss. A portion of the 12-floored building near Miami Beach, collapsed partially around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. 55 flats in the northeaster corridor of the building’s 136 units were reduced to rubble in seconds.
Four people were dead and 11 hurt, with a staggering 159 people unaccounted for. The suit alleged that Champlain Towers South Condominium Association failed to secure the building adequately, and placed the lives and property of its occupants and visitors at risk, ending in the building’s collapse. The defendant was aware that souls and property was at risk due to lack of precautions taken, as per the suit. Officials have yet to determine the cause of collapse. The lawsuit said defendants reserved the right to amend the filing when more information and the victims were identified. An agreement between the Condominium Association and condominium owners agreed that “the association would maintain, replace and repair structures at the association’s personal expense and every portion of the units contributing to the support and structure of the building, including the portions exterior to the building and the load bearing columns”. The suit mentions that this previously agreed upon agreement was breached.
Repair Needs Neglected
The suit quotes Becker’s advocate, the building’s law firm since 1993, saying that the building repair needs were identified while another attorney with Becker Lawyers told that the lawsuit was disappointing when over 100 neighbours were unaccounted for. About 70 % of the building was occupied when the building collapsed. As a culture we are so accustomed to tragic events and we rush to judgment; this was a community that functioned well, did the right things and got struck by a freak tragedy. Nancy Levin, a board member from the Champlain Towers South Condominium who was vice president, was one of the many people unaccounted for. In under 24 hours, how can an attorney file a suit alleging anything solid? Every expert on the site is uncertain about what happened, yet some attorney has figured this all out. While guilty parties are accountable, the focus remained on efforts for search and rescue. Engineers would ascertain if construction of a high-rise next door could have destabilized the building. As Champlain Towers South was built in 1981, an engineer was hired for the 40-year recertification process, as per the Miami-Dade County building code.
Structural audits faulty?
Any property in the county, built over forty years, must complete an inspection process, to certify the building is structurally and electrically safe for continued occupancy, as per county notice to property owners. Champlain Towers South lies opposite a beach in the waterfront community of around 6,000 people and was having a roof replacement to comply with the report. Public records for the building show no issues except two lawsuits for cracks in a unit’s exterior wall. The Surfside Mayor told reporters about jogging by the building and had seen minor construction and roof work involving a recent crane, but mentioned many buildings undergoing similar maintenance.