Emails suggest slow response to repair plans in the weeks before Surfside condo collapsed

Surfside condo board members and town officials grappled with issues related to the building's 40-year recertification in the days before its collapse, emails show.

Champlain Towers South condo board members, Surfside town officials, and engineers grappled with issues related to the building's 40-year recertification process, potentially delaying much-needed plans for repairs in the weeks leading up to the collapse of the building, emails released by the town show. It's unclear if or how the apparent delays in the repair plans detailed in the messages may have contributed to the collapse, but the series of emails published by the Town of Surfside offers a glimpse into what kind of communication was taking place right before the deadly accident. As of Tuesday, 32 people were confirmed to have died and 117 people remained unaccounted for following the collapse of the 12-story building on June 24. In the weeks before Champlain Towers South's collapse, emails about a "dire parking situation" suggest that the town's approval process for a satellite parking space may have contributed to delays in submitting plans for repairs of the condo building, the documents show.