Miami building officials ordered the emergency evacuation of an eight-story condominium building on Aug. 9 after determining that unauthorized contractor repairs were putting residents at risk by worsening known structural problems.

该指令是在城市检查员访问138个单位大楼的访问之后，该大楼以其地址为5050 NW 7th Street的地址而闻名。在那儿，他们发现一位未透露姓名的承包商正在进行未经授权的一楼专栏维修，迈阿密建筑主管Asael Marrero告诉当地记者，“降级”了该建筑的结构完整性。

“We felt the building occupants were not safe,” Marrero said of the sudden evacuation directive.

该公寓建筑建于1973年，基于今年五月拍摄的现场检查照片，已经在城市的不安全结构列表中。该建筑物对于城市规定的40年状态重新认证也逾期，这是保留其占用许可证的要求。

城市检查员在7月27日进行的全面评估显示，该公寓的一楼专栏需要紧急支撑。检查员还引用了结构性关注，以立即关闭独立的高架车库。

建筑居民报告说，房地产管理公司发布的通知确保了重新认证过程正在进行中，并且工程师的报告没有发现即将崩溃的危险。通知说，该报告将与维修计划一起发送，该计划将在获得城市批准后立即进行。

一位身份不明的工程师于8月5日通知了迈阿密建筑部门，该建筑“在紧急维修工作仍在继续进行当前的占用情况”。但是，该市坚持没有收到任何计划，也没有签发任何维修许可证。

The building was scheduled to be discussed at an Aug. 20 hearing by Miami’s Unsafe Structures Panel, which reportedly has a backlog of more than 1,000 cases dating to before thedeadly collapseof the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside in late June. Not all the cases represent serious violations, however. Spencer Errickson, supervisor of the city’s Unsafe Structures division, told the Miami Herald that some cases are delayed as the result of litigation, or when repairs are being made.