{"id":84831,"date":"2026-06-21T17:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/nearly-5-years-later-what-changed-after-the-surfside-condo-collapse\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T17:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:30:53","slug":"nearly-5-years-later-what-changed-after-the-surfside-condo-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/nearly-5-years-later-what-changed-after-the-surfside-condo-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 5 Years Later: What Changed After the Surfside Condo Collapse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782077453552.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84830\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It has been nearly five years since a beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida suddenly collapsed, taking the lives of 98 people in one of the deadliest structural failures in American history.<\/p><p>The catastrophic event left communities across the country grappling with serious questions about how states monitor and enforce the structural safety of residential buildings \u2014 and whether enough is being done to prevent a similar disaster from happening again.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost five years have passed since a beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida crumbled, claiming the lives of 98 people. The disaster prompted serious questions about how Florida oversees the structural safety of buildings. The tragedy&#8217;s legacy continues to shape conversations about building inspections and regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":84830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782077453552.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-m4f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86089,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/surfside-condo-collapse-five-years-later-the-weight-of-loss-endures\/","url_meta":{"origin":84831,"position":0},"title":"Surfside Condo Collapse: Five Years Later, the Weight of Loss Endures","author":"Admin","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Five years have passed since a beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida, crumbled, claiming the lives of 98 people. 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