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In Surfside, investigators found Champlain Towers' condo board was aware that the building had major issues but had delayed repairs for years because they weren't maintaining the reserve funds to pay for them. Though inspectors estimated the building needed some $16 million in repairs, Champlain Towers had just $770,000 in its reserves. 

Florida lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a plan to bolster the safety of condominium buildings, after the devastating collapse last year of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside.

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Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under a bill sent Wednesday to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by lawmakers, their legislation a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people.

Wednesdays bill passage comes nearly a year after the 12-story condominium building at Champlain Towers partially collapsed, killing 98 people.

A bill has been sent to Florida's governor that would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall, in response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people.

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Aging Florida condominium buildings would be required to undergo inspections every 10 years and maintain reserves to fix structural problems under terms of a proposed safety bill under consideration during the special Legislative session on insurance this week.

After addressing Florida's insurance crisis, lawmakers on Tuesday quickly approved another piece of legislation they did not get to during the regular

Wednesdays bill passage comes nearly a year after the 12-story condominium building at Champlain Towers partially collapsed, killing 98 people.