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To: Rockingham
Theoretical mumbo jumbo.

Does this impair the market value of older condos? Not really

Self-evidentially false.

The legislation being criticized simply requires proper inspections of condos for structural integrity and adequate reserves for repairs.

The legislation includes an unrealistic, impractical, nearly immediate timetable for implementation and reserves funding. What constitutes building integrity (and the urgency in addessing it) for multi-story seaside concrete condominiums is far different from that concerning inland wood or mixed structures that are a few stories tall.

Maybe if your wife brings you a sammich you can kick back some more in the barcalounger and pontificate further.

90 posted on 08/09/2024 11:20:43 AM PDT by xoxox
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To: xoxox
The new statute is quite simple for condominium associations: hire a qualified engineer to do an inspection and a written report under professional seal, then adjust reserves and assessments, if necessary, and make any required repairs and structural reinforcements according to the building code. You may have heard of it: the building code drafted and followed by engineers across the country for decades.

Perhaps you prefer the prior state of affairs: no inspection, no report, and no higher assessments -- as you wait and guess if and when the building is going to fall down on you. Since real estate agents and attorneys had become alert to the risks after the Surfside collapse, they gave warnings about dodgy older condos and steered buyers away from them, diminishing their value.

Sellers of course insisted, no, their condo was just fine -- pay no mind to those superficially patched over cracks, fresh water stains, and falling stucco. It's an old game in Florida: sell bad real estate to fools who can be persuaded it is a bargain. Lots of lawyers have made a good living from litigating that kind of fraud.

94 posted on 08/09/2024 2:36:07 PM PDT by Rockingham
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