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Court records showed the Crestview Towers Condo Association had sued its insurance company for unspecified damages from Hurricane Irma in 2017. The damages had

Court records showed the Crestview Towers Condo Association had sued its insurance company for unspecified damages from Hurricane Irma in 2017. The damages had exceeded $30,000, but the association never got a payment to cover the damages, the lawsuit said. The parties were ordered into mediation last May, according to a Miami-Dade court docket. A parallel federal lawsuit between Crestview Towers and the insurer says damage from Hurricane Irma was $8.1 million. Yes, let's evacuate a building that requires $8M of repairs.

gruez 5y ago
Well they don't want to fix it, and presumably the lack of repairs is dangerous. What is the government supposed to do? Do the repairs for them and send them a bill?
- jessaustin 5y ago
  No, I meant what I said. The time for argument is over. Get those people out of that dangerous situation. Later we can investigate who should have paid what when.
  - rpeden 5y ago
    The who should pay part might be even more important now. As a condo the individual owners are collectively on the hook for repairs if insurance doesn't pay out. And they're now in possession of condo units they can't sell and also can't live in. Their individual homeowners insurance will presumably, hopefully cover them now.
    - jessaustin 5y ago
      If there are other insurers involved, they should already be running the lawsuit against the scam insurance company. If it only took a week to find another building like this, Florida over the next five years is going to be very good for attorneys and very bad for insurers.
    - staticman2 5y ago
      The damage to the building is presumably in the condo's common elements, so no I do not believe it would be covered by a individual homeowners policy. Their individual unit has no damage, it's the structure below the unit that needs repair. The homeowners are out of luck until a claim is made on the master insurance policy. This shouldn't actually be a problem because that's what the master policy is for but it sounds like something has gone wrong with making a claim.
- magneticism 5y ago
  The government should condemn the building until it is safe, of course. Property owners will naturally balk at steep repair bills. Regulations exist to ensure that essential repairs happen in spite of that reluctance.
- wumpus 5y ago
  There are situations where the US does that. One example is SuperFund sites. And a smaller example is large cities and things like bedbugs or other infestations. If the owner doesn't act, the city will call an exterminator and put a lien on the building.

gruez 5y ago

Well they don't want to fix it, and presumably the lack of repairs is dangerous. What is the government supposed to do? Do the repairs for them and send them a bill?

jessaustin 5y ago
No, I meant what I said. The time for argument is over. Get those people out of that dangerous situation. Later we can investigate who should have paid what when.
- rpeden 5y ago
  The who should pay part might be even more important now. As a condo the individual owners are collectively on the hook for repairs if insurance doesn't pay out. And they're now in possession of condo units they can't sell and also can't live in. Their individual homeowners insurance will presumably, hopefully cover them now.
  - jessaustin 5y ago
    If there are other insurers involved, they should already be running the lawsuit against the scam insurance company. If it only took a week to find another building like this, Florida over the next five years is going to be very good for attorneys and very bad for insurers.
  - staticman2 5y ago
    The damage to the building is presumably in the condo's common elements, so no I do not believe it would be covered by a individual homeowners policy. Their individual unit has no damage, it's the structure below the unit that needs repair. The homeowners are out of luck until a claim is made on the master insurance policy. This shouldn't actually be a problem because that's what the master policy is for but it sounds like something has gone wrong with making a claim.
magneticism 5y ago
The government should condemn the building until it is safe, of course. Property owners will naturally balk at steep repair bills. Regulations exist to ensure that essential repairs happen in spite of that reluctance.
wumpus 5y ago
There are situations where the US does that. One example is SuperFund sites. And a smaller example is large cities and things like bedbugs or other infestations. If the owner doesn't act, the city will call an exterminator and put a lien on the building.