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No Vested Interest

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5. Sadly, I would think the ongoing fires throughout the wreckage would be the

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 26, 2021, 08:02 PM

Jun 2021

coup de grace for anyone that survived the initial collapse.
Smoke inhalation over a long period.
God bless those poor victims.
And may the rest of us and the world learn a little more about building maintenance, etc.

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Looks like all the high tide water in the basement garage [View all] malaise Jun 2021 OP

It is a condominium DURHAM D Jun 2021 #1

Wouldn't you hate to be trying to sell an ocean-front condo 50 miles north or south of the No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #2

Seriously malaise Jun 2021 #3

Yes. Real estate in Florida is... Grins Jun 2021 #9

No worries... AZ8theist Jun 2021 #10

yep NJCher Jun 2021 #14

I imagine it will affect a lot more than a 100 mile stretch Skittles Jun 2021 #11

Agree. DURHAM D Jun 2021 #17

I bet all the insurance companies are seriously reevaluating their policies NickB79 Jun 2021 #32

While lives are most important now, there is some question whether insurance would cover Hoyt Jun 2021 #4

Sadly, I would think the ongoing fires throughout the wreckage would be the No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #5

Yes the fires would have been the last straw for any survivors malaise Jun 2021 #7

Missed him malaise Jun 2021 #6

Thanks for the info. I'll have to look for it on the web. KPN Jun 2021 #21

It's just starting for Miami HAB911 Jun 2021 #8

Has anyone heard . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 2021 #12

As someone else said condos are usually individually owned malaise Jun 2021 #13

Yes there is a Board. DURHAM D Jun 2021 #16

All the board members in my building Sgent Jun 2021 #24

No Amount Of Money Can Make These People Whole SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 #35

How safe would high-rise condos... Duppers Jun 2021 #15

I'll leave that to the experts malaise Jun 2021 #19

Same here, malaise! Duppers Jun 2021 #22

Frankly as a native Floridian, I would never live in any structure on a barrier island csziggy Jun 2021 #30

Makes sense to me. Duppers Jun 2021 #33

I live in Corpus Christi susanr516 Jun 2021 #34

If indeed this collapse is primarily caused by design/construction/maintenance failures RockRaven Jun 2021 #18

Wow! malaise Jun 2021 #20

I should probably emphasize that the caveats are doing a lot of work shortening the list... RockRaven Jun 2021 #31

I thought you were clear about the list malaise Jun 2021 #36

I'm going to invest in property along this new shoreline. roamer65 Jun 2021 #23

Why no depiction of Antarctica? Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #25

Ask business insider. roamer65 Jun 2021 #26

Wonder why Canadian cities were wnylib Jun 2021 #28

Reads like a John D. MacDonald novel Auggie Jun 2021 #27

Terrible deadly neglect. They knew and didn't fix it. AllyCat Jun 2021 #29