South Florida condo owner urges state leaders to take action NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Being able to walk outside and enjoy the ocean is a big reason why Marianne Meischeid bought her Surfside condo in 2002.

“I take walks every day,” she said, adding she always knew she wanted to enjoy retirement in South Florida. “This was the plan 22 years ago.”

Her condominium is just half a mile down the beach from where the Champlain Towers South stood before it collapsed three years ago. She wasn’t home when the tragedy happened, but like so many in the area, she became concerned about her own building.

“The whole worry was … is my older building also structurally sound?” she said.

Marianne said even though they had taken good care of her building over the years, unit owners are facing over $5.7 million in recent special assessments for an elevator project and to make repairs related to the building’s 50-year certification.

“This is probably one …