New law mandates condo inspections for older Charlotte County buildings

Author: Nancy Semon, Gulfshore Business
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Charlotte County sent notices to owners of 168 condominiums built decades ago that are at least three stories high, informing them the structures must undergo comprehensive inspections under a new state law. 

Charlotte County Building Official Shawn McNulty explained what the new law means and how it came about during the Board of County Commissioners April 16 workshop session. 

ā€œAs you may or may not remember, on June 24, 2021, a large section of the 40-year-old, 12-story Champlain Towers [South] condominium building collapsed in Miamiā€™s Surfside neighborhood, where 98 lives were lost,ā€ he said.Ā 

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