An NBC News' review of public records of the Miami-Dade County Unsafe Structures Board's meetings from 2010 to 2021 — before the Surfside collapse — show that it overrode building officials' recommendations to bring properties up to code in so-called heard cases almost twice as often as it ruled in favor of them.

"In the 72 such matters during the period, the Unsafe Structures Board overruled building officials 47 times and supported them 25 times, according to meeting minutes published on the county website. In overruling officials, the board granted building owners extra time to submit 40-year recertification reports, put off demolition, secure permits and perform other work to bring properties up to code, the minutes show."