The Champlain Towers South condominium were built in 1981 in Surfside, Miami and have had repeated issues of structural damage since 1996. The most recent repairs cost more than expected and were never completed before the building collapsed in September 2021 and killing 98. In the aftermath, the County inspected more than 500 buildings that were approaching 40-year recertification for obvious structural concerns.
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