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7/1/2026 Five Years After Surfside: What Florida Condo Associations Are Still Paying For - Law.com

Five years after the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, condominium associations continue to reckon with its effects. After the collapse, the Florida legislature passed several laws in an attempt to prevent another collapse in the future.
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6/29/2026 The Condo Buyout Wave: What South Florida's Next Generation of Development Looks Like - Haute Living

South Florida's luxury new development market is running out of prime vacant land. The response from its most active developers is a strategy that will reshape entire island communities over the next decade: buying out existing condominium buildings, demolishing them, and replacing them with a new generation of ultra-luxury branded towers.
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6/25/2026 Florida HOA sued by family of victim in Airbnb triple homicide - Tampa Bay Times

The family of a tourist brutally gunned down in January in a triple homicide outside a Kissimmee Airbnb has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the homeowner’s association for the community where the short-term rental is located.
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6/23/2026 Deadly collapse at Florida condo happened slowly over several weeks, report finds - The Guardian

The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in the middle of the night, killing 98 people in 2021 – but the building had been vulnerable from the start, federal investigators found in a final report issued on Monday.
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6/15/2026 Orlando condo owners seek removal of HOA board, alleging misuse of funds - Fox 35

Homeowners at an Orlando condominium complex are seeking to remove their HOA board amid questions about finances and records they say have not been turned over despite court orders.
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6/9/2026 South Florida’s top deals: Finance exec sells Surf Club condo for $27M - The Real Deal

TRD reports the most important transactions for June 8, 2026
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6/5/2026 Woman buys condo, battles special assessments - WSVN

A South Florida woman fulfilled a lifelong dream when she bought her waterfront condominium last year. She even came up with thousands of dollars at the last minute to cover a special assessment to get the deal done. When she learned there were more assessments to come, she called Help Me Howard with Brandon Beyer.
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6/2/2026 Developers pay off $115M in Miami construction loans as condos near sellout - Real Deal

South Florida developers knocked out a combined $115 million in construction loans for Miami condo towers that are nearly sold out, as the demand for hospitality-branded residences heats up in the region.
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5/29/2026 Adagio receives partial staff sign-off; adjustments still required - Observer

Sarasota’s first condominium tower that incorporates elements of the city’s affordable and attainable housing density bonus and the Florida Live Local Act has moved closer to administrative approval.
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5/20/2026 Rising condo sales signal opportunity as Florida market stabilizes - Florida Realtors

Three years ago, new safety regulations enacted after the Surfside condominium collapse disrupted Florida’s condo market. Association fees climbed. Insurance became more difficult and expensive to secure. Mortgage financing grew more complicated. Buyers pulled back, and sales slowed sharply.
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5/15/2026 Condo financing rules to change in 2026 - Florida Realtors

Condo financing rules are changing under new updates that affect how lenders review condo projects, how much money associations keep in reserves and what insurance coverage is needed.
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5/12/2026 What's going up: New condos, coffee shops across South Florida - Axios

There's never a dull moment in South Florida's development scene.
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5/6/2026 Florida condos scrambling to afford required repairs can turn to bank loans - Tampa Bay Times

At a time of rising prices for gas, groceries and health care, millions of Florida condominium owners are facing an even tougher financial challenge.
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4/29/2026 Attorney who battled his Florida HOA is jailed for contempt - WKMG News 6

An attorney who represented three of his neighbors in an unsuccessful lawsuit against their homeowner’s association has been locked up in jail for nearly two months, News 6 has learned.
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4/23/2026 Condo market shifting in South Florida as new laws drive costs, slow sales - CBS

Buying a condo in South Florida is not as simple as it used to be. Since the Surfside condo collapse, new state rules are changing the way condos are bought and sold — and in some cases, making them harder to move.
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4/16/2026 Condo development site, marine business named in $12M foreclosure lawsuit - South Florida Business Journal

The developer said he's deciding whether to move forward with the condo or not.
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4/14/2026 Florida condo laws drive South Florida sell-off as rising fees, special assessments push owners to list units - CBS

New Florida laws have created new financial requirements for South Florida condo buildings, and that's led to more owners looking to get rid of their units.
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4/8/2026 Sarasota condo offers buyers free golf club membership to drive sales - Tampa Bay Business and Wealth

Developers of the Saravela condominium tower in downtown Sarasota have struck a partnership with Heritage Golf Group that adds country club access to buyers and extends the project’s reach to a national base of second-home buyers.
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4/3/2026 Florida Communities Certification Association launches to improve condo transparency, safety, cost - Florida Politics

A new third-party certification and rating system launched this month seeking to ensure quality condominium and homeowners associations, providing easy-to-find and accurate information regarding associations’ financial health, structural readiness and governance quality.
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4/1/2026 Just-opened tower starts 'new era' of condo hotels in Miami's financial district, developer says - CoStar

Developer Ricardo Dunin has decades of experience building in the U.S., Caribbean and Brazil, including three branded Ritz-Carlton residences, and while at it, he says he's gotten a good sense of what his hometown of Miami is looking for when it comes to condo-hotels.
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