Bill > S1706

This bill modifies the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, which provides grants to condominium associations for hurricane mitigation improvements. Key changes include defining "area median income" as the county's median household income published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and removing the previous definition of "service area." The bill revises eligibility to include condominiums built before January 1, 2008, and those where at least 80% of occupied units are owned and occupied by individuals or families at or below 80% of the area median income, with the Department of Financial Services responsible for verifying household income and potentially requiring recertification. Condominiums with mixed-income occupancies can participate if they meet this income threshold. Grant funds can now be used for improvements recommended in a hurricane mitigation inspection report that increase resistance to hurricane damage, specifically for opening protection (doors, windows, skylights) and roof improvements, and also for water intrusion mitigation devices for sliding glass doors, though a hurricane mitigation inspector must verify the use of these devices. The bill also clarifies that grant funds are for common elements and requires associations to complete 100% of recommended opening protection improvements to common elements as a condition of receiving a grant.

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https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1706