Damage to Miami building was known — but key oversight process was broken, experts say
Damage to Miami building was known — but key oversight process was broken, experts say Jon Schuppe and Didi Martinez and Deon J. Hampton and Elisha Fieldstadt and Ellison Barber Nearly half a century has passed since the collapse of a Drug Enforcement Agency office in Miami killed seven people and drove changes to local building codes. The new regulations required owners to check buildings that reached 40 years old for signs of deterioration in a wet, salty, storm-prone climate. The rules have largely served South Florida well, ensuring that building owners make repairs befo...
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