A MOST practical assurance that a high-rise residential condominium is reasonably safe when hit by a killer earthquake is to make sure that the developer’s family members themselves reside on its top floor. But that is not always doable.  The average condo buyer or tenant is unable to test the integrity of his unit since he does not have the chance, nor the expertise, to examine its structural design and construction before he pays for it. The most he can do is go by the reputation of the developer and builder.       Read the article………………………..