The stalemate means that, barring a last-minute revival of talks, Florida condo law will remain unchanged despite broad calls for reform, and there will be no statewide requirement for safety inspections of older condo buildings.
Inspections and reserves became key components of proposed safety requirements following the June 24 collapse of Champlain Towers South.
Because of what happened at Champlain Towers South, Perez said, it was not right to continue giving condo boards the ability to choose not to prepare for repairs. Friday’s breakdown also means that condos won’t be required to conduct “reserve studies” in which engineers periodically inspect a building and tell the board how much it needs to set aside to make necessary repairs. Lawmakers mandated reserve studies in 2008, but the billAfter the Surfside collapse, the sponsor of that 2008 measure, former state Rep.