I'm not sure I understand the failure to back this law - it certainly wouldn't have cost the state (or localities) very much compared to the cost of a collapse.

I'm not sure I understand the failure to back this law - it certainly wouldn't have cost the state (or localities) very much compared to the cost of a collapse. The real question to me is whether the condo owners as a group could afford to fix their properties. We've got bridges falling down because the government can't afford to fix them and I don't see a huge difference here. Unfortunately, I also can't suggest a solution.