Pinellas may enforce structural inspection on aging condos

The collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida in 2021, which left 98 dead, triggered several legislative actions to prevent similar catastrophic events from recurring - and Pinellas County officials want to adopt the latest set of those building requirements. 

The initial bill, Senate Bill 4D, was adopted in the special session and was signed into law, regulating structural inspections of condominiums three stories or higher that are at least 30 years old. 

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