It's Time for Some Global Strata Help

Let’s focus on what’s most important first in the Surfside collapse aftermath ...

Now isn’t the time to exploit the collapse of the strata apartment building in Surfside, Florida.  Rather, we need to remember that strata buildings are full of people that sometimes need our help …

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What happened at Surfside in Miami, Florida is a terrible tragedy that has shocked everyone and especially those in strata buildings around the world. 

But, let’s not get alarmist over this incident to promote unsupported claims that strata buildings everywhere are at risk of collapsing to get attention, encourage clicks, or [worse] try to sell stuff.

No doubt the circumstances that led up to and contributed to the partial building collapse at Surfside are complicated, messy, and not as clear-cut as the popular press would like. In time I’m sure everyone will know, understand and learn more.

I’m all for highlighting defects issues in strata buildings and the lack of rights and remedies.  But, for now, let’s focus on helping the innocent victims, their families and loved ones, and those that are working tirelessly to help them.

There’s a Go Fund Me master page here for verified fundraiser efforts that humanises everything and where you can help your strata colleagues on the other side of the world in their time of need.

There’s an excellent live updated news service about what’s happening at Surfside in the New York Times as well as a well-considered article about the engineering and regulatory outcomes in The Conversation ‘Florida condo collapse – searching for answers about what went wrong in Surfside can improve building regulation’.

June 30, 2021

Francesco ...