Inside the Tumultuous Years Before the Florida Condo Collapse

The condo board knew that Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., needed major repairs. It did not know the complex was in a race against time.

Collapse Wasn’t First for Inspector Who Said Tower Seemed in ‘Good Shape’

The chief building official of Surfside, Fla., had worked in at least six South Florida cities. The collapse of a 13-story condo tower prompted a review of his work in at least one city.