Origins of Surfside Condo Collapse and Roles of Condo Boards
Ask students: Why did the building not get the repairs it needed? Who runs and organizes condo buildings? What qualifications do they need?
July 16, 2021
Ask students: Why did the building not get the repairs it needed? Who runs and organizes condo buildings? What qualifications do they need?
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Surfside Condo Collapse Origins and Condo Board Roles
As efforts in Surfside, Florida shift from rescue to recovery, more attention will turn to events leading up to the Chaplain Towers’ collapse. Part of the inquiry will focus on the actions and inactions of the condominium’s homeowner’s board. Stephanie Sy reports with Evan McKenzie of the University of Illinois in Chicago. McKenzie is the author of two books on condo and homeowner associations. Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions below. To view the full video and transcript, click here.
Republished with permission from PBS NewsHour Extra. This Daily News Lesson was written by EXTRA intern Cecilia Curran and EXTRA’s Victoria Pasquantonio. Curran is a sophomore at Amherst College.