The My Safe Florida Home program will
meet the Florida Legislature’s goal of approving 400,000 homeowners for
free wind inspections a full year ahead of schedule. The program will
cease to take new applications in the next few days.
In 2007, the Florida Legislature directed the MSFH program to
provide inspections for at least 400,000 site-built, single-family,
residential properties and provide grants to at least 35,000 applicants
before June 30, 2009. The popular first-come, first-serve program is
averaging over 5,000 new sign-ups a day leading up to today’s
announcement and previously met grant goals in May.
“When the Florida Legislature created the My Safe Florida Home
program, their intent was to create a culture of mitigation in our
state,” said CFO Alex Sink. “Almost half a million homes later,
homeowners served by this program are better informed and most are
better prepared for the next big storm.”
Participating homeowners received a free wind inspection report,
which suggests ways homeowners can harden their homes against storm
damage and informs homeowners if they are currently eligible to save
money on their wind insurance premiums. To date, 58 percent of
homeowners who have received a free wind inspection were eligible for
discounts on their wind insurance premiums averaging $219.31 statewide.
To date, the MSFH program, including local government and non-profits,
has approved approximately 39,000 homeowners for mitigation grants and
has paid 18,787 grants totaling more than $63.8 million.
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