So, they were accused of BRIBING officials, to get the PERMITS needed to bring a property UP TO CODE?!?!?
If anything this is an indictment of the government and zoning officials than the developer....
Seriously why would they need to BRIBE someone to get permits in order to FIX A PROBLEM??
First the “You must have bribed an official to get your way.” Is a rather common accusation in the construction jungle of South Florida.
Second If bribes did occur it was probably to get the permit issued more quickly But I am sure there will be a close examination of what plans were approved.
Third. I read some of the reports on why buildings failed during Hurricane Andrew. There were plenty of code violations that somehow were “missed” by inspectors. Did you know rebar can simply vanish? I didn’t till then.