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Old 08-29-2019, 06:31 AM
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THANK YOU for understanding my post-

I observed countless of supposedly "well-built" homes in South Miami-Dade County that were completely destroyed after Hurricane Andrew.

So yes, I'm concerned.
Codes have become more stringent over the years. How old were the homes in the area you cite? They possibly were built when codes were weaker. Short of a WWII Omaha Beach Nazi bunker most homes will suffer damage if the storm is strong enough.