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With hurricane season just over a month away, Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed a pair of bills to help homeowners strengthen their properties against storms.
One measure adds $200 million to My Safe Florida Home, a 17-year-old home-hardening grant program lawmakers resurrected in 2022 and previously infused with $433 million for roof-, door- and window-improving projects.
The program has “stabilized and, in some cases, reduced insurance rates,” DeSantis said.
Another measure, sponsored by Miami Republican Rep. Vicki Lopez, creates a pilot program through which condo associations can tap a $30 million fund to pay for building inspections and upgrades.
– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics