Back in the 60’s and 70’s there was a building boom and much shoddy workmanship happening.
Mr. mm’s parents bought into a condo association but kept abreast of the construction details very closely.
They were very particular and I always pitied the contractor they hired for a job.
I was born in Miami in 46. By the 60’s it was going downhill fast.I got out in 1970 moved to the Keys.
Const. was always a nightmare,inferior const.inferior materials, bad help,paid off inspectors you name it and it happened in South Fla. By the 90’s Miami/Dade County was third world it still is. They think differently than we do although a lot of them are beginning to become americanized.
Every House in Miami and dade county has an addition on it and many have bars on the windows. Some were permitted most were not. It was so widespread the regulators just ignored it.
We now see the result.