Interview with the Community Manager of Champlain Towers South

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• PA

  @patriciaranke5303 · 3 years ago

  Hindsight is always 20/20

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• MO

  @monicathrasher3880 · 3 years ago

  This was an incredibly informative video. I suggest that it be required viewing for every HOA owner, board member and general manager. There are so many lessons to be learned from this tragedy. Thank you gentlemen for sharing your knowledge and experience. I appreciate you.

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• CA

  @caneprints · 3 years ago

  This was a very interesting interview. I think anyone in a position where they have to warn people about something that could happen in the future Will inevitably run up against the Human tendency to deny or not want to know bad news. I once carpooled with a friend to work who always had her radio really loud. When I asked her about that, she told me that her car had been making a really loud and annoying sound for a while and she didn’t have the money to get it looked at and just didn’t want to know about it, so she turned the music up so loud that she didn’t hear it. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, but I guess the reality is that we all fall victim to denial from time to time when things seem overwhelming.

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• DE

  @DearEngineer-isitsafe · 3 years ago

  It is true the owners don't show up to meetings for buildings. It's like each unit is a separate house and people only focus on the inside of their own unit. They care much less about what the garage looks like.

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• DE

  @DearEngineer-isitsafe · 3 years ago

  The most important thing should always be the foundation and structure. Number 1. All leaks needed to be fixed first, than any cosmetic stuff is secondary. That's no fun for the owners but no foundation no building! They don'e float on air.

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• SC

  @scasey1960 · 3 years ago

  “I’ve seen many worse buildings”.  What does this tell me of real estate in Florida.  The surf side collapse was devastating.  Do the surrounding communities contain other ticking time bombs?  Is this area uninsurable as a result of lax enforcement of regulations & widespread corruption?

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• MA

  @maudessen573 · 3 years ago

  HOA President Jean can be seen in one of the police body cam videos. She presents herself to the police, identifies herself as the president, and offers to help. They basically ignore her.

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• DE

  @DearEngineer-isitsafe · 3 years ago

  This was very informative! Thank you! I am surprised this video does not have more views! Condo building should keep their records! Wow! I had no idea not keeping records is the norm!

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• ST

  @stache1954 · 2 years ago

  So he was the building manager?

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• AN

  @angelamarie75 · 3 years ago

  Very informative video, gentleman!

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• DE

  @DearEngineer-isitsafe · 3 years ago

  Why not shore up the building before removing the pavers? Was shoring up the building possible during Covid? Also curious I hear nobody wanted to drain or shut down the pool...

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• DS

  @dsatt57 · 3 years ago

  I thought the collapse was due mainly to the post tops puncturing through with a lot of the posts being too small.

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