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11. The bribing of building inspectors in Miami-Dade County has been an ongoing scandal for decades.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 25, 2021, 09:26 PM

Jun 2021

Local Miami media cover these bribery cases constantly, but nothing seems to change. After Hurricane Andrew tore through South Miami, insurance inspectors found most of the collapsed structures didn't meet building codes. It turned out many builders had bribed inspectors to look the other way while they put up homes that wouldn't stand up to a gale force wind. Dozens of suits were filed by insurers to recover bilions of dollars paid out after the storm.

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I feel compelled to say that the high rise [View all] PCIntern Jun 2021 OP

My money is on a sinkhole causing the collapse. Sinkholes are common in Florida. LonePirate Jun 2021 #1

Not very common in South Florida though ornotna Jun 2021 #2

Sinkholes require some rock underneath the ground teach1st Jun 2021 #3

A resident, now missing, called her husband and said Croney Jun 2021 #6

From the pictures I've seen ornotna Jun 2021 #13

Sinkholes tend to collapse when the ground water dries out csziggy Jun 2021 #22

Miami is one giant sink hole. Earth-shine Jun 2021 #4

I'm guessing that there is going to be a demand for building inspector. Baitball Blogger Jun 2021 #5

The bribing of building inspectors in Miami-Dade County has been an ongoing scandal for decades. sop Jun 2021 #11

It's going to get expensive for someone. Baitball Blogger Jun 2021 #14

When has a building in this country ever gone down like that, that wasn't acted upon by smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #7

Harbour Cay Condominium, 1981 nt NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #21

Never heard about that one, although I was pretty young when it happened. smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #23

They were built in the same year. NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #24

The article I read said it collapsed the day it was just about to be finished, not smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #26

That's a poorly done article. Investigation by the NBS and OSHA revealed design errors. NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #27

Wow, pretty comprehensive report. I just read the executive summary, but convincing smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #28

I'm not a structural engineer, but I did spend the night at a Holiday Inn Express... sop Jun 2021 #8

Is anyone besides me connecting the very large undersea DVRacer Jun 2021 #9

The building had been sinking since the 1990s Withywindle Jun 2021 #10

I don't know anything about building engineering so far be from me to speculate StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #12

i see what you did there. uncle ray Jun 2021 #15

It just takes one floor to break away for everything to pancake. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #16

They said several times on CNN tavernier Jun 2021 #17

Oh boy... PCIntern Jun 2021 #18

A condemned building pancaked in Miami in 2018. WAS NOT a demolition Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #19

It fell in the direction of gravity. NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #20

I live in Florida and often stay in waterfront properties when on fishing trips. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #25

"But have no idea of what maintenance on an ocean front building costs." sop Jun 2021 #29

Actually, it can affect concrete, as well, depending on the salts. GoCubsGo Jun 2021 #31

The building in downtown Philly was probably steel frame Klaralven Jun 2021 #30

Once the supports go, it's only a matter of time Sympthsical Jun 2021 #32