The state’s “balcony bill,” SB 721, was approved by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018. The bill requires an inspection of “exterior elevated elements” within all multifamily residential buildings containing three or more dwelling units no later than Jan. 1, 2025. It was formulated in response to a tragic balcony collapse in Berkeley, Calif., in 2015, which resulted in seven deaths.    Read the article……………………………