DeSantis signs laws helping home, condo owners protect property [Video]

REDINGTON SHORES, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation creating a program for condominium owners, which helps owners prepare their homes against hurricane damage and provides more money for a program for homeowners to prepare against storm damage.

He spoke Wednesday morning with Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton in Redington Shores.

House Bill 1029: My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program

This bill creates the My Safe Florida Home program for condo owners. The original, popular program is a grant people can apply for giving them a free home insurance inspection report providing them with information about their home’s hurricane readiness.  

DeSantis announced that he will allot $30 million in the budget to institute the program.

“This is going to help the coastal condominium associations harden condo infrastructure and protect against wind damage,” he said. “I think that’s innovative. I think that’s gonna work.” 

Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program

DeSantis also signed this piece of …