HB 1497 — My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1497 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program;

providing applicability;

hb1497-00hb1497-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1497 2026 pursuant to appropriations.

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Condominium associations in which at least 80 percent of the structuresoccupied units within the condominium are owned or buildingsoccupied onby a person or family whose annual income is at or below 80 percent of the condominiumarea propertymedian wereincome, constructedadjusted beforefor Januaryhousehold 1,size, 2008.applicable to the county in which the Page 3 of 8 CODING:

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Condominium associations in which at least 80 percent of the occupied units within the condominium are owned or Page 3 of 8 CODING:

hb1497-00hb1497-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1497 2026 occupied by a person or family whose annual income is at or below 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for household size, applicable to the county in which the condominium is located.

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(c) A condominium with mixed-income occupancies is Pageeligible 4to ofparticipate 8in CODING:the pilot program under this section if the income threshold in subparagraph (a)1.

is met.

(d)(b) In order to apply for an inspection under Page 4 of 8 CODING:

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is met.

(d)(b) In order to apply for an inspection under subsection (4) or a grant under subsection (5) for association property or condominium property, an association must receive approval by a majority vote of the board of administration or a majority vote of the total voting interests of the association to participate in the pilot program.

(f)(d) A unit owner may participate in the pilot program through a mitigation grant awarded to the association but may not participate individually in the pilot program.

hb1497-00hb1497-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1497 2026 (f)(d)(g)(e) AThe unitvotes ownerrequired mayunder participatethis insubsection themay pilottake programplace throughat athe mitigationannual grantbudget awardedmeeting toof the association butor mayat nota participateunit individuallyowner inmeeting called for the pilotpurpose program.of taking such vote.

(g)(e) The votes required under this subsection may take place at the annual budget meeting of the association or at a unit owner meeting called for the purpose of taking such vote.

Contain a signed or electronically verified statement made under penalty of perjury by the president of the board of administration that the association has submitted only a single application for each property that the association operates or Page 6 of 8 CODING:

hb1497-00hb1497-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1497 2026 made under penalty of perjury by the president of the board of administration that the association has submitted only a single application for each property that the association operates or maintains.

As a condition of receiving awarding a grant, the association department must complete 100 percent of the opening protection improvements to the common elements which were recommended in the final hurricane mitigation inspection report require mitigation improvements to be made to all openings, including exterior Page 7 of 8 CODING:

hb1497-00hb1497-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 1497 2026 the common elements which were recommended in the final hurricane mitigation inspection report require mitigation improvements to be made to all openings, including exterior doors, garage doors, windows, and skylights that are a part of the common elements, if doing so is necessary for the building or structure to qualify for a mitigation credit, discount, or other rate differential.

The amendments made by this act to s.

215.55871, Florida Statutes, apply to inspection and grant applications submitted to the Department of Financial Services by a condominium association on or after July 1, 2026.

Section 3.

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