Moskowitz Law Firm releases voicemail of woman calling brother during Surfside condo collapse

The Moskowitz Law Firm has released a voicemail recording of a woman’s unbearable moment when she realized the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside was collapsing.

[@kari8187]

This woman searching for others in the middle of a disaster is absolutely heroism. I hope they are all ok!

[@minniemouse2194]

@Iron Fist Very sad that you would put Lol before your comment. Not funny at all.

[@elizabethgrogan8553]

@Iron Fist Oh my God! You put LOL in your comment. You are beyond hateful. You don't deserve any support.

[@kari8187]

Hey crew of dipshits commenting above, the survivors who were with her, the ones she saved at that moment, those are the people who I hope are safe. God damn Sally’s everywhere, know it all fucks.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

@Iron Fist These are people in the part of the building that remained standing. As for you, you're an attention seeker using death to provoke. That's pathetic and I hope that people who know the victims don't see your comments. May the harm you want to inflict on others return to you instead.

[@kikiprimavera9203]

@Iron Fist if you pay attention to videotape, you would know that those people survived, they were rescued from a balcony and helped others too. Apparently you have a 3 years old brain capacity

[@ms.sharon.7581]

She lawyered up really quick. She alsodocumented the conditions of the building before. Good for her she got out safely.

[@robynweeks6004]

Her pic's and info will go a long way in showing what happened here

[@cashkitty3472]

Who's she going to sue, the residents are responsible for maintaining it and they will just pay the bill back to residents to pay do in effect she will sure herself while lawyers get rich. Better to make an insurance claim

[@Shhh_94]

@@cashkitty3472 she's going to the sue whoever managed the whole condo

[@flipnotrab]

@@robynweeks6004 a leaking “pool pipe” didn’t cause this collapse

[@susandickerman4939]

Every family member dead or alive needs an attorney. There is tremendous loss here. Entire families have been wiped out. I personally know 2 people who are among the missing. No amount of money can bring them back. Their son only wants them found.

[@m.h.8914]

This woman handled the situation a hell of a lot better than I would have.

[@Porter5habazz]

Ikr! But as the video went on, it’s almost like she knew this was coming. She told them about this in 2018.

[@indyoutloud3706]

I know! I would have been screaming bloody murder and would have needed a neighbor like Reysa to come help me. Lbvs Thank God for people like this.

[@jewelzb1402]

Yes, 😓 I was thinking the same…what an extremely heroic women!

[@tinyshawn1991]

We are strong people.

[@indyoutloud3706]

@@tinyshawn1991 where you in this?

[@jacquelinecarle4224]

She’s a hero in my eyes, she didn’t want to leave a potentially dangerous situation before checking for other survivors, knowing the building could be a further threat to her life, god bless this astonishing lady.

[@mariaa.5829]

Not sure she "knew" what you say she knows "knowing."

[@oof239]

@@mariaa.5829 what?

[@bellagrace9812]

When I heard that 80 year old Ada made it out my heart flooded with emotion. Her friend Mrs. Rodriquez is a hero and remained calm in a horrible, unimaginable horror.

[@MrMJmusicLover]

I'm not a hero. I'm a person concerned for others. Love is not selfish. It's not heroic. It's compassionate.

[@MsJennasisReign]

what a woman. She went RIGHT into action. Well done. This is all just so terrible. I’m glad they made it 💕

[@biancaportillo6552]

i have read some many heart wrenching stories about the elderly in the building surviving miraculously but they’re not able to climb 8 flights of stairs to safety… one woman told a family that they should leave her since her knees started to hurt that she’s 88 and lived a full life but a man carried her on his shoulders and made sure everyone would survive.

[@chelseag9889]

This made me cry so hard

[@nakitatillis2715]

The fireman's carry...

[@SweetestHoney86]

Exactly, you may have lived a full life but this ain't how you're going out if I can help it!

[@gracieg7601]

Oh she’s the one who raised hell about this. The building engineer said she was really mad then and now I don’t blame her. She should have sued them then!

[@annespan65]

God bless Ms. Rodriguez, from the start she was thinking about her neighbors! I was so happy to hear they made it out safely -- at first I thought this was a recording of a missing person -- but the horror of that night will be in their minds forever.

[@athorpe630]

So sad and unnecessary if they would have done their job. There's going to be allot of lawsuits.

[@dejacavu6259]

Sue all these buildings over 20 yrs old in the sea water and sand and they will be evicting faster than these guys can run! She took photos 3 yrs prior and didnt move? Many buildings are like this. People need to get out!

[@glenclarkchidley3637]

That building being demolished is a cover up!

[@FlixCreEightR]

And it will continue to happen. Because people don't care.

[@jannibal9273]

WE do not know all of the facts yet. If the owners vetoed the assessment recommended by the condo association to do necessary repairs, the condo association is off the hook. It depends on what is in the organizing documents of the condominium and whether a majority of owners have veto power of condo board decisions. But yet, there are going to be tons of law suits and the litigation will drag out for years.

[@dexterm1285]

@@jannibal9273 Agree...and only ones getting money will likely be the lawyers. Curious to see if the residents approved the repairs by the condo association...I believe they did.

[@DDee-oi6kn]

What these people went through is so horrible. Glad she got herself an attorney! Someone will pay for all of this death and destruction - unfortunately it won't bring anyone back, but maybe it will put some fear in these landlords and H/O Associations to get repairs done when they need to be.

[@nikki5674]

So true the fact that these landlords don’t care is sad it’s all about getting there money . They don’t care about the life of any human things like this could’ve been prevented so nobody shouldn’t have to through a lost in such a horrible way. 🙏

[@cashkitty3472]

Who will pay for it. The owners are responsible for maintaining the building.

[@amzarnacht6710]

NO ONE will be paying for all that death and destruction. The management company and building owner(s) dumped all of their assets into protected holdings within hours of the collapse. They'll declare bankruptcy within weeks and walk away paying not a dime. They won't even serve any time. The insurance carrier, if there ever was any, will be left holding the bag for the losses incurred by the collapse and collateral damage to neighboring properties - but *NOT* on the hook for the loss of life. The guilty parties are already circling the wagons if they haven't split to non-extradition countries on their private planes already.

[@japantarzan3551]

Landlord???? Residents are the "Landlords"

[@japantarzan3551]

@@nikki5674 this is Condo not apartment. All these Homeowners/Landlords were living in these units

[@skid9227]

She’s been warning them. “I’ve been saying it. I’ve been saying it for 10 damned years! Haven’t I been saying it Miguel?”

[@RobertTapia]

I can fly... im a pilot!

[@skid9227]

@Drew T because she complained about the dangerous conditions in her building. She couldn’t have even GUESSED about a total collapse.

[@skid9227]

@@RobertTapia LOL.

[@thisbushnell4824]

@Drew T Not a renter, an "owner", but powerless concerning upkeep/repairs. It's much easier, though still difficult, to break a lease than 'disown' a condo, and who with a conscience could put a buyer into so dangerous a dwelling for personal gain?

[@jasonboche]

They've got bigger fish to fry now... believe you me.

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

They had years to fix the issues, now all these lost lives which was preventable. May they Rest In Peace.(I am still keep hoping for survivors)

[@Porter5habazz]

Likewise. 🙏🏿

[@ih82r8]

Stuff is always preventable. There are no accidents.

[@ForgivenMan-jl7bp]

Its a true shame that the maintenance crews weren't able to do a better job at covering up these signs. Its what businesses pay them for. If they worked for me and lived, I would fire them all. Now this woman will be able to steal money from this franchise... So unfortunate...

[@Gr8tSp3nc3r]

Something preventable and as awful as this deserves justice. I’m glad she has documentation.

[@ccefc_families297]

Heartbreaking that no one would listen to her or look at the photos she took. I cannot imagine her pain thinking that many lives could have been spared after she tried hard to warn the condo leaders of the deteriorating conditions.

[@sircampbell1249]

Just Shameful they let that take on WATER for so long... RIP

[@gr8dvd]

SALTwater, even more corrosive.

[@flipnotrab]

That was pool pipes leaking. The pictures they keep showing are the pool equipment area. They ALL look like that.

[@sircampbell1249]

@@flipnotrab this way before the pool. this at the end of building.. it planter..

[@flipnotrab]

@@sircampbell1249 nope! It’s the pipes from the pool IN the garage. Can hear the pool motors running too. Lots of um like that there.

[@brittaniesidebottom]

@Anita M Could it be because alot of older people are on social security and a fixed income so they can’t afford it? Just trying to see it through their eyes lol. I know alot of the older people in my area are like that, but I’m in Southern Indiana so that may make it different lol.

[@sandrachavarria9688]

This angers me, that they had all the signs and nothing was done.

[@evelynperez6156]

I agree 100%!!!

[@Frank-James]

They did secure a $15M loan to have the repairs done. This loan was a 15 year loan and scheduled to be assessed against each owner. That's an assessment of over $110K per unit (136 units). I can see why some home owners fight these assessments, but this is a very good lesson learned. Safety has to be first. If you can't afford those kind of assessments, you really shouldn't be buying in this type of building. I imagine that the state is going to generate some serious legislature which will cause these types of buildings to be insanely expensive to live in. Sooooooo......I am guessing in the near future there will be a big fire sale of ocean front high rise condos.

[@susanurban5920]

Sandra….this is Florida, the state where most people don’t give a damn about anyone else. I’ve lived here for 25 years and I am doing everything I can to move out of this godforsaken state. I have never lived in a place quite like this before.

[@Frank-James]

@@susanurban5920 25 years? You hate it and you’re still there? You know, you don’t need permission. Just go!

[@LearnwithFrankM]

Too bad they didn’t have a structural engineer as a resident. If I was living in that building, being a structural engineer by profession, I would have documented these conditions and brought them before the city. If that didn’t work I’d proceed the litigation route. The HOA has a duty of care to its residents and failure to respond to such issues in a timely and methodical manner can be considered as gross negligence. I’ve done several structural inspections in my time and never have I come across a building in such a poor state - even the ones built in 1901. The rebar corrosion was just beyond acceptable. Water leaks everywhere. It’s like they didn’t even have a building maintenance team on payroll.

[@devilmecare]

I can't imagine living in a place where you can see damage like that.

[@kkerr1953]

Lots of people saw it and knew there was a problem, but I’m sure no one imagined in their wildest dreams that the whole building would collapse like that! It’s a terrible tragedy, but now that we know, they are inspecting other buildings that look like they may have the same problems, and have even evacuated at least one other building.

[@haiwatigere6202]

You will be surprised. I stayed in a B&B in Penang Malaysia with such delapidation. I meant to write about it in airB&B but once I left it drifted out of my mind. I was on floor 12. This came as a jolt.

[@mrsd8589]

What a blessing she was able to be saved along with the older woman. May God’s bless them. Such a tragedy

[@RayMak]

This is so painful and sad

[@montyi8]

Not here Ray

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@montyi8 he is being sincere he is a nice guy. He really is.

[@islandgirlxx3465]

Hey Ray ray

[@not0mrh]

@@waltersobchak7275 looked like quick comment to continue having his presence on youtube videos.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@not0mrh he is a human being he does have feelings. Unless he is a sociopath like me. Although even this bothers me.

[@Paul_425]

Yet rent prices keep going up regardless if the apartment property is neglected.

[@SuccessfulladiesSoftLife]

This was no apartment but purchased Condos.

[@sharongagnist6428]

3 years and nothing was done???? 😖🤢 I feel horrible for those living there and their families....

[@ksli57]

Its a problem with strata building cause owners dosent want to cough up with the money especially with a major repair like this one. I head from the news that it cost upward of $100,000.00 for each unit depends on the size!

[@GMW.artist]

They were dragging it out because they knew the 40 year inspection was coming up...

[@ktg8670]

@@ksli57 This was a luxury condo located near the water...from what I read, the units in that building cost approx $700K and upwards to around $1.7M. Even poor working-class people do not deserve to live in a property that isn't properly maintained, let alone upper-middle class people who live in this condo spending that type of money.

[@ksli57]

@@ktg8670 The condo owners need to vote on the any major repairs/expenses. If it got rejected, nothing the strata counsel can do except to go to court and force the owners to come up with the money. So the owners are partly to blame for this incident!

[@ktg8670]

@@ksli57 I haven't read anything that has stated residents rejected serious repairs. It would be interesting to learn if they had in fact done that. Personally, I couldn't imagine someone being willing to spend $1M on property where they not only live, but keep their cherished material possessions as well...but not wanting to have serious repairs done in order to be safely maintained, especially given the yearly hurricane season that area experiences. We shall see, as more info I'm sure will surface about this property.

[@amit7631]

She cared about everyone by taking those videos 3 years ago, at the end she was saved but all her friends aren't there anymore. So sad and horrific on the part of building management who should pay every penny for the damages. Praying for everyone

[@flipnotrab]

Video of a leaking SWIMMING POOL PIPE?

[@flipnotrab]

@Anita M when the records, and there ARE records, of ALL the HOA meetings get made public everyone is going to see how this happened IF it was neglected building repairs. Know someone with a condo in Deerfield Beach where the Mang Co called for “special assessment” of $7500/$9000 per resident to replace the 40 year old elevator that parts were becoming obsolete. The homeowners kept voting it down. Elevator failed and inspection by county condemned it. Residents “enjoyed” steps for 6 months and ended up paying 10-12k each to speed up the replacement. Obviously, this collapse is MUCH worse. But I have a horrible feeling the residents might have screwed themselves unfortunately.

[@vc7212]

And live to tell her story 🙏

[@ambermohler8436]

The issue was with the board of directors. One of the missing women worked for the hoa and it was her emails that brought that to light. The owners couldn’t do anything, unless the hoa approved

[@charleyb8423]

@@flipnotrab And more than half of the owners never attend open board meetings!!!!!

[@LaDa620]

I would have been moved out of that building. Especially If the garage was falling apart, that’s the bottom floor

[@Dedicated2WendyWilliams]

you know how many condo/building look like this right now??? this has been happened for decades

[@mariamail0303]

Yes thats what i think.

[@LordTakahashi]

Nobody can catch a break these past few years. It's so tiring.

[@michellebarron1987]

True.

[@michellebarron1987]

God bless you. Stay strong.

[@skyscraper908]

Agreed life sucks

[@cordelianoelle]

Life is great people. Did you not see that there are survivors and neighbors helping each other. See the good and quit crying over the ugly. To be better is to make it better.

[@lynnyoung211]

That had to be so terrifying moments for Everyone Just hearing people's stories beforehand Prayers to Everyone including the workers 🙏

[@lyssadyane5870]

This is absolutely heartbreaking, I can't imagine what those people went through. My prayers go out to the families. 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@genbabez]

This was Completely preventable! Unbelievable.

[@lj1567]

This lady is a hero, she is trying to save people while others run out and left there pets.

[@starrynyts1844]

Yes, and now they can't go back for them 😟

[@johnhuber354]

They Panicked.

[@padraigowens]

Someone has to be held accountable for the dead and injured. Rip 🙏

[@kawikajones9436]

many of those responsible are dead. In a condo ass. the Owners of apartments are responsible. The BOD are owners also.

[@Komputar]

This will be a *Class Action Lawsuit* at the Federal level.

[@explorerofunknownworlddept6232]

@ray h. class action, the clients will get 7 pennies on each. That's a typical lawyer's say.

[@tofu3783]

There has to be some benefit for the client though right? Why else would they go through with it? Idk 🤷🏻‍♂️ someone explain further

[@explorerofunknownworlddept6232]

@@tofu3783 most clients r "uneducated" in their legal minds.

[@tofu3783]

@@explorerofunknownworlddept6232 I can agree with that 👍🏻 but that still doesn’t answer my question 😂

[@justicejoycetv]

I except the owners of each unit to have shared compensatory damage as they never voted for paying for identified repairs.

[@prodigy803]

Why is the HOA even allowed to vote on repairing a structural problem with the building. This isn't a question about what color paint to use or how often to do general upkeep. Clearly this was an engineering issue and someone with more authority should have stepped in. The inspector which I'm assuming is a licensed engineer pointed out several critical points of failure. Now it's up to a bunch of non-engineers to decide if it's worth fixing? Thats just crazy.

[@UmmYeahOk]

HOAs only exist to take your money. The only time they actually do care is if they can fine you for some asinine violation because eventually they can put a lean on your property and eventually own it. They don’t have to take care of the community pool, but if you have your own, they will fine something wrong with it.

[@user-jy1bc3gw2q]

That's why regulations are so fucking important.

[@punker4Real]

it should have been red tagged back in 2018 i'm betting someone got bribed

[@cueroysalado1221]

I am wondering who will pay for it since almost everyone who was part of the HOA is dead. And I don’t think they should be the one to blame at all. I think everyone here is guilty.

[@punker4Real]

@@cueroysalado1221 insurance pays it's going to be quite a bit

[@lissakm87]

I always tell my husband I want a townhome and he says how are we going to go up the stairs when we're old. Now I get it. I'm so hurt for this people and thank you Raiza for helping your neighbors. That could have been my grandmother.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You still have HOAs, don't you?

[@giannam1289]

I’m glad she took those videos Sue up girl. God bless u and ur family

[@DWESENTERPRISE]

I've worked for an apartment company before... They are all so cheap. They will say something that needs to be repaired isn't on the budget. Then when it comes down to fixing something, they get 3 bids and always goes with the cheapest. The fact that it took longer than 3 years for some type of action is wild. This building been jacked up for many moons prior. We can tell from the video. That doesn't just happen overnight

[@ljkoch]

yes, the former building maintenance manager said that the pumps in the basement near the pool area had to be replaced every 2 years because there was constant flooding. He said that he raised this issue but was just told that pumps would be replaced...he said he wondered what happened to all of that water seeping into the concrete...it was probably eroding the foundation over years.

[@kawikajones9436]

@@ljkoch The irony of this is that it wasn't the pool pump area that caused the collapse of this building. This collapse happened away from the pool closer to the building.

[@dexterm1285]

@@kawikajones9436 No the model on phone in building at time said the pool area collapsed then building went down with her on the phone.

[@kawikajones9436]

@@dexterm1285 part of the "pool deck" collapsed but the pool and the hot tub area did not collapse. At beginning of this video you can clearly see the pool and hot tub still intact and not collapsed with the rest of the deck. This collapse more than likely started closer to the building where the planters were situated. kzbin.info/www/bejne/javHZZ2nnL-ebLc

[@dexterm1285]

@@kawikajones9436 Yea I saw that after....yes the area closer to the building is where this all started.

[@mariagilligan7133]

I hope that they didn't suffer to long!!!!!!!!! I pray every night for those loved ones missing and their families . Greed is the devil's work.

[@sarahdeshay1394]

Greed is what makes the American economy work! Greed is the essence of capitalism.

[@smittysmeee]

@@sarahdeshay1394 Oh here you are again, troll. Still haven't been able to muster up enough basic decency to stop trolling kind hearted strangers online, eh? No surprise there. Go home, Sarah. No one asked for your nasty, mean spirited input. Trolling is also the devil's work. Special place in hell for those. 🙄

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

@Maria Gillian I pray for this too, that they didn’t suffer.

[@patmax238]

God Bless them that they made it out. It is so sad that they ignored her complaints back in 2018! I’m sorry that you lost your friends.

[@compactgirl]

Always answer ur family's phone calls never know what tomorrow brings. My condolences to all those who lost a love one through this tragedy.

[@never_give_up90]

Omg loosing close friends is so heart breaking and she was there and they were just gone. So glad her family got out alive but she lost her close friends and had to go through this. I heard ppl tried to sue them. Hope this time it finally gets done. Enough is enough.

[@jrpacer6355]

80 year old should not be on that high of floor level keep this in mind when u get older even at a hotel you want to stay as low as possible in case of evacuation

[@abdoutouzani1071]

That’s great if we lived in a perfect world but we don’t

[@BillionairesArentYourFriends]

Best to book in advance for sure. It's like a foreign concept to people to plan for their vacationa.

[@ThePresentation010]

Meh. 80yr old is already on the way out

[@PurpleObscuration]

Hindsight is 20/20

[@redtaylor4936]

Maybe that's what she wanted

[@jrbland18]

GOD BLESS EVERYONE IN this building. PRAYING for all the WORKERS around the WORLD and the USA in HELPING THESE PEOPLE out. In JESUS name Amen

[@sarahdeshay1394]

A little late apparently god didn’t like some of them.

[@smittysmeee]

@@sarahdeshay1394 Wow you are a horrible person. All of your comments on here are nothing but disrespectful, nasty, pointless trolls aimed at kind, loving comments. What a waste of space you must be to troll sad people online who are praying for others. Does it really make you feel good to behave like this? Good Lord, who raised you? Or are you actually 10 years old? I can see why you don't have anything positive to do, but do the world a favor and just leave people alone. TLDR? Internet trolls are the absolute dregs of society. Go home, Sarah. You're done.

[@MariaSanchez-tn9zp]

Pray for unbelievers they are spiritually blind and cannot understand the things of God. We were all blind once until we had an experience with Jesus so pray for those who don't believe the devil has them blind from the truth

[@CK-831]

Prayers for comfort for those who have lost a friend or loved one.

[@marissa3762]

This woman is about to get a huge payout good for her for taking documentation

[@tracybasile2416]

That's homeowner's for you. Sorry meant to say homeowners associations. They want that money every month but they sure don't want to spend it where it belongs. God bless that woman. May God help heal all the families. May they know there's people out here that are sending them love love love love love.

[@W3Slots]

Negligence - something so simple if people did their jobs could have saved so many lives. Sickening!

[@gilbertoaltieri3455]

Chilling!! I felt chills all over listening to this call!! 😱😱

[@bdpmmombdpmmom1280]

I pray a miracle can't happen for these people.....and their families.

[@pstuddy]

Can't???

[@FaTaLCommunity1]

Bless these women for their concern for others. That was hard to listen to. Heartbreaking.

[@cutzymccall7675]

This brought tears. This heroic woman and her neighbors and friends...my heart goes out to them. I hope she wins big!

[@sheskates6551]

It’s been a week im hoping for some huge miracle 😢

[@narukonakami]

Same we must pray and hope even with our odds so low I won’t stop till at least 1 more person is alive! 🙏

[@Angelaius]

If they even can get rainwater they have chance for survive. But seeing this tall building panckaked so tiny..... i dont see there is too much air pocket to be able to form.😔

[@neptunes297]

@@Angelaius Its also very hot. Even if they survived the initial collapse the heat might be too much 😔

[@Angelaius]

@@neptunes297 ah yes the heatwave hitting the country hardcore at the moment..... 😔

[@corazoncubano5372]

I'm very sorry to say they are now in recovery mode .

[@bananadolewhip5270]

Crazy how so many people seemed to have taken pictures and video of a clearly unstable structure but nothing was done. I hope whoever is responsible for this is held accountable for their awful greed.

[@nicolascorrea6372]

HOA’s you better start listening to your residents!

[@skliros9235]

A lot of them complained about paying for repairs.

[@jimcook2715]

The residents weren't willing to pay the assessment. The HOA is made up of residents

[@larainyday964]

@Captain BP&J False.

[@ivettestar9168]

@@larainyday964 can you explain

[@cesigallardo2233]

This is why big business is rushing to take over homes and condominiums ,all they have to do is collect the money every month and do the bare minimum. And when they do have to renovate and fork out some money, they make sure the tenants feel it too.

[@mikehenry4743]

Your statement is not accurate. Each of the condos was individually owned by each "tenant." In 2018 it was determined that muli-millions of dollars in repairs were needed with each individual owners responsible to share a portion of the costs. They decided NOT to make the repairs because most did not want to come up with the money. So, in a sense each individual owner was somewhat responsible for their own deaths. It was more like individual greed rather than corporate corruption or negligence.

[@user-jy1bc3gw2q]

And that's why regulations are so important. To prevent big businesses from doing this shit.

[@mikehenry4743]

@@user-jy1bc3gw2q Read my above comment, big business had nothing to do with it. It was each individual condo owner who refused to pay for the repairs.

[@user-jy1bc3gw2q]

@@mikehenry4743 Yes I know that. I was responding to his statement about big businesses in particular. My statement still stands. Regulations are needed straight across every industry to prevent people from getting killed. It should be mandatory that properties (especially those that are structurally attached to other properties) are routinely inspected regardless of who owns them. It shouldn't be "the owner's responsibility", it should be happening irregardless of the owner's desires. When your choices take away someone else's, that's not freedom nor is it anyone's right.

[@mrdonk305]

So sad 😪 It must have been horrible I can not even imagine Going through what they experienced hopes and prayers Is for all affected by this horrific tragedy🙏

[@Mooktbg]

They have to make it out alive please no more tragedy

[@petuniaromania6294]

Someone needs to jump on this information right away - that entire area along the coastline may be ready to sink into the sea!

[@smc130]

It probably will. It’s being eroded from underneath. It could become one huge sinkhole! Save lives now and just condemn all costal areas in the United States. No buildings within 100 miles of shoreline.

[@lizziebakeoven3225]

It was the building. It wasn't a sinkhole. It was structural water damage in the garage that caused the pool deck to cave in, which caused the building supports to give way.

[@lirpaneerg1621]

I'd be freaking out. good for her for thinking quickly and checking on her neighbors and trying to help them. this is so saddening and I pray that they find everyone that is missing still before hurricanes get here 💔

[@franciscoburgos787]

I’m guessing they’re gonna take this seriously now. I wouldn’t be surprised if they start checking every building in the area now. Especially those built by the same contractor.

[@Sakuya727]

Speaking of that, there was actually another building in the area that was found to be structurally and electrically unsafe and all residents were ordered to evacuate.

[@MrsYoung-in9ov]

God bless them for remembering to go get the neighbor. 💗

[@tasbar7743]

Bless that lady, all survivors and the families of those lost🙏🏾💔❤

[@indyoutloud3706]

Raysa you're such a good person for thinking of the neighbors and Miss Ada downstairs. I am glad you are alive. I am glad to share humanity with people like you. I hope your next home is a dream home!

[@Bethmcelderry14]

3 years ago. This building was just a ticking time bomb. Why would anyone live there. Omg.

[@terri639]

Well most of the condos there were expensive places...anywhere from 700k- 1 million. To get out the person would have had to sell their condo to someone else. Selling a condo that expensive in a failing building would probably have been quite difficult. Most of those people probably couldn't afford to just pick up and move. Real estate in that area of the country is also quite expensive and hard to find. I once searched for a month for a property in FL to buy and was unable to find anything. So there are a lot of complications. Besides, I doubt they thought the building would come down. They saw neglect and some problems, but that's different than thinking the entire building would fall.

[@Sakuya727]

Easy to say in hindsight. Even during 9/11 no one expected both towers to fall and collapse in on themselves as they did. Even as a 3 year old I remember the news reports. It’s a day that never ever leaves you.

[@hideem1]

Heartbreaking. I hope they have to pay her big. And god bless her for looking for others. I think she probably already was working with the law firm about the problem and that’s probably why they had the doco she was building. Smart lady. And very kind hearted. It’s so sad to hear her on that voicemail.

[@alkalineorganicfanatic8655]

When considering the KNOWN condition of the building... who in the actual F were paying half a million dollars for a one bedroom condo here? 2 bedrooms were 7-900k, 3 bedrooms were going for over $1.5 million...just WOW!

[@MrsYoung-in9ov]

Many people probably lived there for years when it was much cheaper and in better condition. You don’t expect a building to just collapse like that, even if it is run down.

[@laurendaryani4893]

It's obscene, to be honest. I get there's often a pretty view, but aside from that it's just empty "luxury." To each their own, I guess.

[@CarltonAbas]

The condo owners next to this building paid the same if not more because of the beautiful view. Now their view is of death and destruction. That million dollar condo unit next door just got a little cheaper.

[@lucretiaburt942]

My prayers go out to families and friends who are hurting due to the lost of your loved ones. May God give each person strength to overcome

[@Leelz247]

Jesus, I’ve never seen that many fire trucks and ambulances in one place since 9/11, not even for other mass casualties. This just kind of shows you how major this is. An entire building FULL of people collapsing is not something that *just happens* with no warning.

[@cztober3085]

The building was in total disrepair and constantly flooded. Salt water corrodes rebar and concrete.

[@garyc39]

No one will be held accountable.

[@melcher44]

I really hope that there is more evidence on the video of deteriorating columns and not rusting electrical boxes. God bless the people that died in this tragedy and their families.

[@coriebarnes8680]

The engineers have submitted those pictures to the city, attorneys, and the media has them too. They were shown in other videos.

[@Porter5habazz]

Woooow 😭😭 this woman tried to get them to look into this in 2018?! That pisses me off. 😡 lives lost because of pure negligence.

[@Tesla_ofthe_Skies]

Slum lords are everywhere, it’s rampant in the US. Sad part is our bridges and interstates are in the same shape

[@Star-qh5wp]

U are very naive.

[@Star-qh5wp]

Our bridges and roads are amongst the best in the world. Ask anyone who has been traveling abroad … and these apartments were stunning apartments owned by the people who died in them.. the condo association were comprised of owners and the residents didn’t want to pay for the extensive repairs needed. This is due to bad maintenance by the very people who died

[@shawndemetrios7899]

You are an idiot. This was not a slum. These are rich people who owned these CONDOS these were not apts. for rent. In all likelihood these condo residents complained about the HOA fees and were at least partly to blame for this tragedy. But of course they will now come into millions with their lawsuits.

[@Star-qh5wp]

@@cicicave1279 the residents were their own landlords. Lol… these apartments were owned by the occupants

[@Star-qh5wp]

@@cicicave1279 actually apartments are fit rent and condos are usually owned. Got it? These condos are owned by the people who died in them

[@dannij7081]

What a horrific ordeal to have gone through. RIP to all the lives lost. Praying for all the families involved and those assisting in the recovery.

[@Dontreadme]

Those survivors are so lucky and prayers to all those people 🙏🏼

[@poppykok5]

It doesn't get any more real & dramatic than *this* ...God bless her soul for worrying about the safety of her neighbors & friends...Just knowing this monumental tragedy of so many innocent lives lost & families shattered, could have been prevented, hurts my heart beyond explanation...

[@tony--james]

there's gonna be lawsuits up the ass with this tragic case!

[@rubychurch3466]

It’s beyond comprehension. I don’t expect to hear of this in America. RIP Those poor souls.

[@clevelandnative7175]

These are the kinds of tragedies that happen when there are little or lax regulations to protect the consumer. I know people bitch about regulation, but some are meant to protect us and not the corporation.

[@VintageGal2]

EXACTLY!!!

[@jshepard152]

This is a direct failure of government inspection, and your solution is more government inspection? Ooookay.

[@jshepard152]

@Nicky L Oh. A mythical, efficient and effective government that has never existed. When in front of your eyes you have an example of how well government actually functions.

[@karenwright8556]

Truly a heartbreaking experience. My deepest heartfelt condolences to all that have lost loved ones and friends.

[@witch_grrl]

Estelle is part of a hysterectomy group I’m in and hearing her named called and then nothing is gut wrenching. May all those who passed find love and happiness❤️

[@haydes2106]

It's extremely sad that there were so many signs that the building had structural damage and the people who owned the building never did a damn thing about this!

[@marielaavendano4829]

I hope after this tragedy something will be done lawfully to prevent anything like this happening again…

[@cchastee0614]

Bless her heart. She tried..people need to listen no matter how chaotic or "disruptive" the repair would have been...it would have saved lives.

[@antoniohardaway6913]

They allow these crooks to care less about lives and get rich off neglecting responsibilities and accepting money to look the other way. This is so sad and evidence of damage to this building is clearly shown. I still remember the bridge collapsing on top of cars in Florida. Everyone needs to lawyer up. Criminal investigation should’ve already begun.

[@AdidasPunkUSA]

Amazing soul - she knew what’s up. God bless all of them.

[@cbreeze864]

I looked up that building on Google Maps and it appeared to be in horrible condition. The roof looked disgusting, on street view you could see several balconies with chunks of concrete missing and a visible crack that was just patched. Where did all of those HOA dues go?

[@2Ryled]

In the the political HOA POCKETS

[@sugouuu6525]

I just looked it up too It looks so disgusting I’m comparing the roofs that are all dirty to other buildings around it that are well maintained

[@flipnotrab]

Same with most of the buildings in FL

[@flipnotrab]

@Anita M 100% Correct unfortunately. The pictures they keep showing from “week before”? Yeah, that’s the pool equipment area. Why do they have them? Because NOBODY wants to pay to fix the pool let alone the building. Smart pool companies document with pictures EVERYTHING they do on these multi-unit properties because they don’t get paid so often. Plus, doing estimates on these types of properties they will search for YEARS for a “better price”.. This is a tragedy that could have been avoided, but it wasn’t “cheap”.

[@mercymercy8123]

Hope they do time of death autopsies on everyone they find. I hope they are sued beyond repair and jailed for life if they find just one person who was in the building they blew up. Over 100 people missing you won’t make me believe not a one was in that building the firefighters themselves said they couldn’t get to every apartment themselves.

[@MLMLW]

Yeah TOD autopsies is a good idea if that's possible. It will show if anybody survived waiting to be rescued. I'm sure there will be instances of that. Not everyone was killed right away.

[@305dmr]

Just one miracle from this please !!

[@BaldwinBay]

Real estate developers and investment firms truly don't care. Rest in peace those lost in the disaster.

[@jazzyjazz9872]

It's damn hard to believe this is the 1st world !!!!!

[@gr8dvd]

Barely.

[@Alex2K]

Everyday ends ‘murica remids me of a 3rd world country but with a gucci belt

[@Lolalenice]

Seeing crushed dead bodies would give me nightmares. Im so sorry to all those involved i hope you all get some kind of justice

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

The condo is a limited liability company and the extent of its assets is the property itself the city has already condemned it to come down so the only thing left of value will be the land, between that and the insurance everybody's going to get about $100,000 each -- less than the value of the apartment.

[@belamoure]

There will be not a cent left for either the familes of survivors or of the dead people. Not a cent. Condos are a nice concept- provided they are well administered with a Reserve and Contingency Funds. That means condo fees and special fees and a schedule of repairs and inspections every year. Condo Board are populated with volonteers and amateurs. No wonder mess is all around.

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

@@belamoure 😞

[@keepur2centsulookbroke448]

Oh my dear God this hurts my heart. All of those poor people. I cannot imagine. Prayers for everyone!!!💔💔💔🙏🙏❤❤

[@gayle9428]

If it had been a man that took the pictures and complained, someone may have listened. I feel for this woman. I know how it feels when not taken seriously and placated. "Oh, thank you honey, for letting us know. We'll be sure to look into it." Yeah, right. Thanks for nothing.

[@h.j.hatcher6265]

Smh there is so much more they are not telling the public

[@angel-nv7jk]

The courts are about to have a hay day. I can smell the lawsuits flying

[@Createaspectacle]

Not really. The condos and HOA were underinsured.

[@parapsychologist5402]

Some people "hear a little voice" and some "get that gut feeling" listen to it and feel it and go with it. It's your deceased loved ones or your Guardian Angel that something is not right

[@pbj0815]

So terrified that the Spanglish starts coming out! I’m so glad they were rescued 😰

[@misslittledove]

This lady knew something bad was going to happen in that building and no one listened to her. So damn tragic…

[@ez865]

My basement always looks like that, I would have no idea its a concern

[@trianad2110]

God Bless her Heart. Because she remained calm... and it's sad that she tried to do something years ago about her concerns with the building says alot

[@tatianar7682]

I hope all of the residents get big money!! This is a result of greed. They want to collect rent but not do construction. The govt should be held responsible for not enforcing regulations

[@chadcooper4033]

These repairs were a special assessment. Owners of each unit were notified 04/17/2018 they had to pay approximately $115,000 for repairs . They choose not to pay so repairs not done. Money more important than their lives. An owner was on the news explained the situation at that time. These people paid $600,000 up to $3 million plus for these condos. Look online realtors/Surfside. Some were recently sold and bought in that building last few months. If no repairs would be done then building should of been condemned (my opinion).

[@littlebuddysmom3944]

It is the end of days people will become lovers of money with no compassion for no one

[@sarahdeshay1394]

I guess 150 of them can buy a nice funeral, let’s hope that others Learn a lesson from this. It is not about getting money, money is not very important to the living and of no use to the deceased.

[@sarahdeshay1394]

@@chadcooper4033 correct, people will neglect repairs until it’s too late.

[@tatianar7682]

@@chadcooper4033 there should be some form of agency that oversees this exact thing. Including loans for those who cannot afford it. One owner should Not get to decide the fate of all of these people

[@catherinesyme901]

Love, blessings and prayers to you all!