DeSantis talks condo costs at Miami Lakes roundtable NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that lawmakers should act before the 2025 regular legislative session to address problems facing condominium associations and owners, including soaring costs.

Suggesting no-interest or low-interest loans to help condo owners being hit with large assessments for such things as repairs, DeSantis said lawmakers before the end of this year can tweak laws passed after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside that killed 98 people.

The 2025 regular session will start March 4.

“We do need to do something this year,” DeSantis said during an appearance at the Roberto Alonso Community Center in Miami Lakes. “I don’t think this is something that you can just put off until next March or April.”

Lawmakers aren’t expected to return to Tallahassee until after the November election, but DeSantis said they need to talk with constituents and develop ideas that can be implemented quickly.

“Let’s just be nimble with this. Let’s …