Florida Judge Orders Sale Of Surfside Collapse Site

The Associated Press reports:

At a hearing, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman ordered that the process begin to sell the site of Champlain Towers South, which could fetch $100 million to $110 million according to court records. The court-appointed receiver handling finances related to the condo, attorney Michael Goldberg, said the judge wants the sale to move quickly.

Goldberg said the decision did not necessarily preclude a buyer from turning at least a portion of the site into a memorial, as some people have advocated.

Other survivors want the structure rebuilt so they can move back in. The judge also approved returning $2.4 million in deposits that some Champlain condo owners had already made toward an assessment to pay for $15 million in planned major repairs.

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The land where the collapsed Florida condo tower used to stand should be sold, with profits going to victims and their families, a judge said.https://t.co/Yu6s9HW5Wo

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