My Safe Florida Home 2025 program opens August 4. Details on how to sign up:
Local10.com, July 25, 2025
The My Safe Florida Home Program will start offering grants once again beginning on Monday, Aug. 4. The grant application process began on July 1, 2025. According to the program’s website, The Florida Legislature has allocated $280 million for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to fund the program.
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Investors' condo buying hits one of the lowest levels in 10 years
SunSentinel, June 12, 2025
Investors’ condo purchasing has dropped to one of its lowest levels in the past 10 years — in a shift driven largely by their retreat from Florida, a new study shows. According to a recent Redfin analysis, “contributing to a decrease in investors' condo purchases has been Florida's surging association fees and rising insurance costs amid the increase in climate-driven natural disasters."
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Florida lawmakers pass revamp of condos laws, responding to residents' higher costs SunSentinel, May 1, 2025
Saying they are responding to residents’ concerns about rising costs, the Florida Legislature on Wednesday signed off on proposed changes to condominium-safety laws passed after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that killed 98 people.
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Florida condo owners 'need relief.' These proposals move forward in legislature. SunSentinel, April 15, 2025
With sponosors saying they are trying to ease financial strains on condominium owners, Florida House and Senate committees on Tuesday approved to revamp laws dealing with condo associations.
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Senate panel advances condo bill seeking more financial flexibility for 'milestone inspections'
SunSentinel, March 26, 2025
A key Senate committee Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that would build on laws requiring safety inspections of older condominium buildings and adequate financial reserves for repairs.
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Tales from the Florida condo crisis: Homeowners describe hardships after cost hikes SunSentinel, March 2, 2025
Many Florida condo owners are angry about cost increases they didn't expect and how those increases are eroding their buying power.
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