Florida
Bill to expand My Safe Florida Home Program to condos goes to governor
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A popular program to help homeowners lower their insurance premiums likely will be expanding to condos.
On Wednesday, Florida’s House and Senate unanimously approved starting the My Safe Florida Home Program for condominum associations.
One of the sponsors of the bill, Democrat Christine Huschofsky, of Parkland, said there is a strong demand to bring the program to condos.
“It can help with some of the roof hardening work that can be done,” she said. “Condominium associations are allowed up to $175,000 to help along with that and they have to have board approval and there is a $30 million allocation right now. It’s only a pilot program so we get to see what works and what doesn’t work and how the program is implemented and to go from there.”
The bill goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature and he is expected to sign it.
Real Estate News
What’s causing backlog in My Safe Florida Home program?
6:19 PM, Feb 23, 2024
Individual homeowners cannot apply for the grant. It must go through their condo association.
The My Safe Florida Home Program currently offers up to $10,000 in state grant money for single-family homeowners to harden their homes with the goal of bringing down their insurance rates.
“You have to go through your condo association,” Huschofsky said. “For example a condo unit owner can’t do hardening with the roof, that has to be done by the association. It will be an association focus grant program.”
Florida
Florida’s political sphere reacts to Nicolas Maduro’s capture as former Venezuelan president awaits court appearance
Now that the United States has captured Nicolas Maduro and intends to prosecute him and members of his family, CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede brings us the latest developments and the fallout following the Saturday morning strikes.
Guests: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz/ (D) FL District 25
Lt. Gov. Jay Collins/(R) Florida
Ambassador Frank Mora/Former U.S. Ambassador to OAS
Raul Stolk/Expert on Latin America
Jon May/Represented Manuel Noriega
Florida
Venezuela airspace restrictions leave travelers stranded in South Florida
Florida
Florida State football: South Alabama DB Nehemiah Chandler commits, will transfer to FSU
Chandler’s bio from usajaguars.com:
At Georgia Tech: Saw action in one game during his freshman season … used the season as a redshirt year.
High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … First-team all-district honoree … Versatile athlete played cornerback, wide receiver and quarterback over the course of his prep career … Four-year letterwinner earned one letter apiece at four different high schools … Began high school at Westside H.S. in Jacksonville, Fla. as a freshman (2020), then moving to the Tallahassee area, where he attended Godby H.S. as a (2021) and Munroe H.S. (2022) as a junior before returning to Jacksonville to attend Wakulla H.S. as a senior (2023) … Helped lead Wakulla to an undefeated regular season and berth in the Florida 2S state playoffs as a senior in ‘23 … Coached at Wakulla by Barry Klees … Also played basketball … Honor roll student.
-
World1 week agoHamas builds new terror regime in Gaza, recruiting teens amid problematic election
-
Indianapolis, IN1 week agoIndianapolis Colts playoffs: Updated elimination scenario, AFC standings, playoff picture for Week 17
-
Business1 week agoGoogle is at last letting users swap out embarrassing Gmail addresses without losing their data
-
Southeast1 week agoTwo attorneys vanish during Florida fishing trip as ‘heartbroken’ wife pleads for help finding them
-
Politics1 week agoMost shocking examples of Chinese espionage uncovered by the US this year: ‘Just the tip of the iceberg’
-
News1 week agoRoads could remain slick, icy Saturday morning in Philadelphia area, tracking another storm on the way
-
World1 week agoPodcast: The 2025 EU-US relationship explained simply
-
News1 week agoMarijuana rescheduling would bring some immediate changes, but others will take time