For decades, Miami Lakes residents have grappled with large blasts that mirror earthquakes, thanks to the explosions at the nearby rock quarries in northwest Miami-Dade County west of the Florida Turnpike.
As miners extract limestone for construction projects, plates shatter, picture frames fall off the walls, and floors crack. Some homes suffer thousands in property damage.
However, Florida statute blocks property owners and local governments from taking legal action for blast-related property damage. Their only path for compensation is through the Division of Administrative Hearings…