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True, but I have no idea if the condo complex allowed pets or not; most DO, with certain restrictions. I was asking if the FEMA housing/shelters allowed them (many disaster accommodations DON'T).
I don't know about the FEMA housing. Currently, most people that need shelter are being put up in hotels from what I read.
I did read a story about a woman who walked out of the bldg on her own carrying her dog, so the condo must have allowed pets.
AP is reporting that with $9M in structural repairs, plus $6M in aesthetic improvements, owners were facing bills of $80,000 for a one bedroom, and $330,000 for a penthouse.
The condos were expensive and many of the owners seemed wealthy. Too bad they decided not to crack open those wallets.
"Seemed wealthy" and "ARE wealthy" are two different things. Many people who look wealthy don't have much in the way of actual cash/investment reserves; they are spenders, not savers/investors. And I suspect quite a few of the elderly people who lived in that building bought their unit long before the sale prices became so inflated, and honestly may not have had the money to handle a huge special assessment (which might explain why the needed repairs were postponed for years).
"Seemed wealthy" and "ARE wealthy" are two different things. Many people who look wealthy don't have much in the way of actual cash/investment reserves; they are spenders, not savers/investors. And I suspect quite a few of the elderly people who lived in that building bought their unit long before the sale prices became so inflated, and honestly may not have had the money to handle a huge special assessment (which might explain why the needed repairs were postponed for years).
I doubt they are going to find anyone alive at this point. Sad for the families that are waiting and hoping.
I've always disliked tall buildings. If staying at a hotel I usually request a lower floor. I could never live in a big city where all the living spaces are tall apartment buildings. Anything above the 3rd floor is more than I like.
It was always my dream to live in a high rise, but I could never find one I could afford. That all changed after 9/11 when I realized that these buildings, no matter how big they are, are incredibly fragile, and can fall down with little to no advanced notice. That ended any desire I had to live in one. Now if I somehow came into a half a million dollars, I sure wouldn't waste it on one of these giant houses of cards.
The condos were expensive and many of the owners seemed wealthy. Too bad they decided not to crack open those wallets.
Seems a little premature to be blaming the victims.
Seems like we don't really know if these needed repairs had anything to do with the collapse of the bldg.
Seems like they had opened their wallets or at least voted to do so and repairs were underway starting with the roof.
Seems like no one thought the repairs had to be done immediately or the town would have condemned and evacuated the bldg.
Seems like we have no idea how wealthy any of these people are/were. Who knows how long they owned their units or what price they bought them at. Lots of booms/busts in FL real estate since this bldg. went up.
Seems a little premature to be blaming the victims.
Seems like we don't really know if these needed repairs had anything to do with the collapse of the bldg.
Seems like they had opened their wallets or at least voted to do so and repairs were underway starting with the roof.
Seems like no one thought the repairs had to be done immediately or the town would have condemned and evacuated the bldg.
Seems like we have no idea how wealthy any of these people are/were. Who knows how long they owned their units or what price they bought them at. Lots of booms/busts in FL real estate since this bldg. went up.
Sales prices can be looked up on the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser's website. I saw some sales prices of $150k back in 1985. The repairs had already begun, people were starting $1000 monthly assessments for the next 6 years. You are correct, some of these people are retired and not wealthy. I can't believe the victim shaming has already started.
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