BHA IN THE NEWS
MIAMI MAYOR SAYS COLLAPSE HAS CONSEQUENCES FOR CONDO BUILDINGS AND REAL ESTATE
The Washington Post covered yesterday's Haber Law and Brickell Homeowners Association webinar on condo-building safety where David Podein and Christopher Utrera provided insight on the value of finding quality building inspectors and documenting building damage.
DEATH TOLL GROWS TO 12 AT COLLAPSED SURFSIDE CONDO; 149 REMAIN MISSING
At an online forum with the Brickell Homeowners Association and Haber Law, the head of Miami’s building department outlined the city’s new plan to push owners of older buildings to get their structures inspected.
The city wants buildings taller than six stories that are 40 years or older to hire structural engineers to check for “visible signs of distress” on the structures — even if the buildings have already passed their recertification process.
MIAMI MAYOR SAYS COLLAPSE HAS CONSEQUENCES FOR CONDO BUILDINGS AND REAL ESTATE
Officials haven't yet declared a definitive cause for the tragedy. But in a webinar this afternoon hosted by the Brickell Homeowners Association, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said he believes it was preventable.
As Surfside Building Collapse Investigation Continues, Anxiety Builds At High Rises Across South Florida
Brickell Avenue is a canyon of high-rise condos. The Brickell Homeowners Association says about 90,000 people live there and, this week, hundreds listened in on a meeting the association arranged with attorneys who specialize in condo law, the director of Miami’s building department, and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.
"People are very anxious and understandably so," said Suarez. "The associations are like cities. You're a self-contained organization. And your primary responsibility, just like a city’s primary responsibility, is to take care of our common areas, our streets, our sidewalks. And if we fail to do that, someone could get hurt."
Llamativas, pero molestas para algunos: el uso de patinetas eléctricas continúa generando polémica en Miami
En el 2018 se lanzó un plan piloto enfocado en hacer el uso de las “scooters” la solución a los problemas de tráfico en la ciudad, pero las quejas de muchos habitantes y la falta de regulación impidieron que esto tuviera resultados favorables. Miami lleva cerca de 3 años sin realizar una licitación y al menos siete compañías han inundado las calles de estas patinetas.
“Una situación insostenible”: el drama que viven varios habitantes de Brickell por ruido proveniente de un negocio
Hace dos años, Riverside obtuvo una licencia para operar como un establecimiento familiar, pero habitantes del área denunciaron que la situación en el lugar era otra. “No podemos dormir”, señaló una de las afectadas por el alto volumen de la música. Tras las denuncias de la comunidad, la ciudad revocó la licencia al negocio y el tema llegó a comisión. Tiempo después, dueños de Riverside prometieron cambios para intentar recuperar los permisos.