Related story: First lawsuit filed after partial building collapse in Surfside Every year, you need to scrutinize the building, anything that is coming up needs to be done,” Pistorino said.
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The code requires you to maintain the building as you go. “You don’t wait 40 years to do your building. The veteran structural engineer said the maintenance should have been ongoing since 1981 when the building was built.
John Pistorino, an engineer with Pistorino & Alam Consulting in South Miami, helped to write the recertification requirement in 1974. Officials said the building was undergoing recertification, which requires structural inspections every 40 years. Some residents complained the assessments that were needed to complete the projects were too high and the deadline was coming up. “We have discussed, debated, and argued for years now, and will continue to do so for years to come as different items come into play.” But this is where we are now,” Wodnicki wrote in the April letter.
“A lot of this work could have been done or planned for in years gone by. The Wall Street Journal reported Jean Wodnicki, the president of the association, warned residents on April 9 that the deterioration was accelerating. The association’s board first approved more than $9 million for major renovations. In the past five years, the condominium association had five presidents and vice presidents, state records show. There was instability in Champlain Towers South Condominium Association’s leadership. She sent an e-mail to the board in 2019 calling them to action: “Doesn’t it bother you to see this building what it has become?” A troublesome 2018 report shows an engineer warned the board there was major structural damage. Notkin, 81, was worried about the effects of the dysfunctional dynamic. Related story: Family reports receiving 16 calls from missing grandparents’ landline after collapse Enough is enough! This is the end of it!’ They made her life miserable,” said the resident, who did not want to be identified over a fear of reprisal. Myriam Notkin, 81, and her husband, Arnold “Arnie” Notkin, 87, are among the more than 150 people who remained unaccounted for Tuesday.
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