condo safety /tags/condo-safety condo safety en-US WLRN Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT Florida Senate approves bill to ease post-Surfside condo safety inspections process /government-politics/2023-04-13/florida-senators-approve-tweaks-to-milestone-inspections-in-condo-safety-law The bill (SB 154) targeting 'milestone inspections' has been designed, at least in part, to address concerns that emerged as condominium associations started to carry out the law approved after the Surfside condo collapse. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-13/florida-senators-approve-tweaks-to-milestone-inspections-in-condo-safety-law News Service of Florida Florida lawmakers eye condo safety requirements, including changes to 'milestone' inspections /state/2023-02-22/florida-lawmakers-eye-condo-safety-requirements-including-changes-to-milestone-inspections A Florida Senate committee backed a proposal that would make changes to Florida's condominium-safety laws. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /state/2023-02-22/florida-lawmakers-eye-condo-safety-requirements-including-changes-to-milestone-inspections Jim Saunders Florida's new property insurance, condo safety laws may not give homeowners relief or calm troubled markets /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved new laws the state hopes will calm a chaotic property insurance market, and eventually lead to rate decreases for homeowners. But some lawmakers and industry analysts say they worry the packages don’t deliver relief fast enough and don’t go far enough for property owners to see a difference. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:11:10 GMT /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Sarah Mueller Condo reform, getting ready for hurricane season, Wildlife Thursday: the rare cigar orchid /podcast/sundial/2022-05-27/condo-reform-getting-ready-for-hurricane-season-wildlife-thursday-the-rare-cigar-orchid Governor Ron DeSantis signs condo reform legislation. The forecast for the upcoming hurricane season. Plus, we're talking with a botany professor about a rare and beautiful plant that grows in South Florida – the Cigar Orchid. Fri, 27 May 2022 21:40:36 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-05-27/condo-reform-getting-ready-for-hurricane-season-wildlife-thursday-the-rare-cigar-orchid Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz Condo reform, getting ready for hurricane season, Wildlife Thursday: the rare cigar orchid /2022-05-27/condo-reform-getting-ready-for-hurricane-season-wildlife-thursday-the-rare-cigar-orchid Governor Ron DeSantis signs condo reform legislation. The forecast for the upcoming hurricane season. Plus, we're talking with a botany professor about a rare and beautiful plant that grows in South Florida – the Cigar Orchid. Fri, 27 May 2022 21:40:01 GMT /2022-05-27/condo-reform-getting-ready-for-hurricane-season-wildlife-thursday-the-rare-cigar-orchid Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz Gov. Ron DeSantis signs condo safety bill after Surfside building collapse /news/2022-05-27/gov-ron-desantis-signs-condo-safety-bill-after-surfside-building-collapse Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday, which would require statewide recertification for condominiums over three stories high, every thirty years. Fri, 27 May 2022 10:35:09 GMT /news/2022-05-27/gov-ron-desantis-signs-condo-safety-bill-after-surfside-building-collapse Brendan Farrington | Associated Press