The June 24, 2021, collapse of the Champlain Towers South high-rise condo building in Surfside, Florida, with a devastating loss of life, has etched itself into our collective consciousness as a tragic symbol of the unthinkable.

Was it, though, so unimaginable? While it’s still not clear what caused the Champlain Towers tragedy, we know that various contributing factors are present in many buildings operated by community associations — as Champlain Towers was.

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