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Except for a brief window that lasted barely two years, the state has had no oversight of the condition of aging condominium buildings in nearly 60 years of condo construction in the Sunshine State.  No post-construction inspection requirements. No enforcement measures to repair potentially life-threatening structural damage. No requirement to maintain a contingency fund for emergency repairs. A USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida review of state statutes governing the condo industry found those gaps and other deficiencies. “There are no regulations,” said Eric Glazer, a Hallandale lawyer wit...

Death toll rises to 22 in Florida condo collapse; another Florida condo building deemed unsafe, evacuation ordered Christine Fernando, Rick Neale, Grace Hauck and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY Florida condo collapse: Building structure to be demolished following rescue efforts Replay Video UP NEXT SURFSIDE, Fla. — Crews looking for survivors in the rubble of a condo that collapsed outside Miami last week found more bodies on Friday, raising the number of confirmed deaths to 22 as 126 people remain missing. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she has signed off on the demol...