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Written by Eric M. Glazer · Florida attorney
Florida condo and homeowners are buckling under skyrocketing costs—especially insurance. Senator Rick Scott has reintroduced the Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, which would make up to $10,000 in insurance premiums tax-deductible. If passed, it could mean serious savings. But it needs public support.…
Read: MAYBE THERE IS SOME HELP COMING OUR WAY IN FLORIDA →
Florida created two programs to help with rising insurance costs: My Safe Florida Home and My Safe Florida Condo. Both offered free wind mitigation inspections and grants to fund storm-resistant upgrades. Homeowners could receive up to $10K; condos up to $175K. However, as of now, both programs have paused…
Read: MY SAFE FLORIDA CONDO AND HOME PROGRAM UPDATES →
March 11, 2024 Until now there was no law in our Florida HOAs that would allow a home owner to install their own electrical generator with above ground or below ground gas tanks. Here we are, living in Florida with sometimes unbearable heat and humidity, we have a large elderly population, hurricanes…
Read: A GENERATOR BILL THAT IS LONG OVER DUE (Part 2) → I live in a great HOA. By great, I mean you would never know there was an HOA. It’s very hands off and it certainly seems like the owners in the community keep their houses well kept. One of the things I was allowed to do several years ago was install an underground 500 gallon propane tank in my front yard…
Read: A GENERATOR BILL THAT IS LONG OVER DUE → While condo owners are now dealing with mandatory inspections, mandatory repairs and mandatory reserve accounts, both condo and HOA owners are facing the joint monumental problem of staggering increases in property insurance and the lack of choice among insurance companies. Our sponsor Greg Waltz sent me an…
Read: THE INSURANCE CRISIS IS AT A DANGEROUS POINT → Ireally hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I have never been more afraid of an economic collapse in Florida, especially South Florida, as I do now. I couldn’t care less about the statistics that get reported about whether foreclosures are going up or not. I’m telling you that they are. I know because process…
Read: THE HOUSING NUMBERS JUST DON’T ADD UP → No doubt some changes are on the way for condominiums as a result of the Surfside tragedy. The changes are long overdue. Here’s another long overdue change that is necessary..the condominium insurance statutes.Suppose I told you that under Florida law, there is no absolute requirement that your condominium…
Read: AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT…. PLEASE FIX THE INSURANCE STATUTE → If this doesn’t anger you, nothing will. Have you ever thought about why your flood insurance premiums are so low while your windstorm premiums are so high? The answer is really very simple. The entire country shares the burden of the National Flood Insurance Program. It is a National Program where the…
Read: FLORIDIANS GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK →Read it. Then watch it.
