INVESTIGATORS WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN ORANGE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON, AND A NEW REPORT SURROUNDING THE RIALTO APARTMENTS, WHICH WERE EVACUATED LAST MONTH AFTER CRACKS STARTING TO FORM. A NEW REPORT JUST SUBMITTED BY ENGINEERS TO ORANGE COUNTY SAYS INITIAL OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A PORTION OF THE BUILDING ON WEST SAND LAKE ROAD HAD LIKELY BEEN DISPLACED OR MOVED DOWNWARD. THE REPORT GOES ON TO SAY ENGINEERS, QUOTE, OBSERVED A GAP BETWEEN THE SOIL AND THE GROUND LEVEL SLAB THAT EXTENDS UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING. THE GAP, THEY SAY, IS THREE FEET DEEP AND 15FT WIDE, AND THE ENGINEERS BELIEVE THE LACK OF SOIL SUPPORT BELOW THE SLAB RESULTED IN THE DISPLACEMENT. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STI
New inspection report reveals 15-foot wide gap between soil and ground-level at Rialto Apartments
Updated: 12:09 PM EDT Apr 2, 2026
The City of Orlando conducted its own inspection of the Rialto Apartments, releasing a new report Thursday morning that claims the “lack of soil support” underneath the apartment complex could have been the main cause for the evacuations.The apartments were evacuated last month after cracks began to form.The new report said the initial observations indicated a portion of the building on West Sand Lake Road had likely been displaced and was moving downward.Engineers “observed a gap between the soil and the ground-level slab” that extends underneath the building, the report said.According to the report, the gap is 3 feet deep and 15 feet wide.Engineers believe the lack of soil support is what caused the displacement.This report comes after all residents of the nearly 200 units, more than 350 people, were informed that their leases had been canceled, and they would have to move.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The City of Orlando conducted its own inspection of the Rialto Apartments, releasing a new report Thursday morning that claims the “lack of soil support” underneath the apartment complex could have been the main cause for the evacuations.
The apartments were evacuated last month after cracks began to form.
The new report said the initial observations indicated a portion of the building on West Sand Lake Road had likely been displaced and was moving downward.
Engineers “observed a gap between the soil and the ground-level slab” that extends underneath the building, the report said.
According to the report, the gap is 3 feet deep and 15 feet wide.
Engineers believe the lack of soil support is what caused the displacement.
This report comes after all residents of the nearly 200 units, more than 350 people, were informed that their leases had been canceled, and they would have to move.