Florida hit owners have begun for relief after a new building security law adopted after the deadly browsing of the browsing fled them at stunning fees – and a legislator is warning that he can cause his wave of homeless persons.
Condo security issue has become a lightning rod in Florida since Senate Bill 4D was adopted in 2022. Now, lawmakers, Gov. Ron Desantis, and homeowners are trying to find a medium terrain between the two seemingly contradictory purposes: ensuring that older properties have enough funds to perform critical repairs, not bleeding homeowners by dried home forced them to finance all repairs.
Rep. Mike Caruso, an ally of Desigis, has been calling the alarm about the potentially catastrophic impact of the strict new condo security measures, especially for older owners living with fixed income.
If it is not changed, the law can cause the € wave of the homeless people, ”he said.
This issue of the hot button was emphasized once again last week, when a segment of state lawmakers who support the controversial law refused to place it on the agenda of a particular legislative session in opposition to the government.
Caruso said he was shocked by the move and predicted that the retirement owners of CONDO would soon face the foreclosure because they can no longer allow triple or quadruple reserves, – according to Miami Herald.
“€” is sad, and we will not address here in Florida’s house. I am shocked by him, ”he added, according to the publication.
The divisive law was adopted in response to the destruction of the Champlain Condo South Towers Party on the rich suburbs of Miami of Surfside, FL, in June 2021, which killed 98 people.
While the draft law aimed to make older condo complexes to prevent another tragedy like what happened in surfside, the mass critics have expressed concern that the noise of new security requirements and the increase of financial demands could go bankrupt homeowners and condo associations alike.
What are the Floridians say about the law
Charles Burkett, Mayor of Surfside, suggested to Realtor.comâ® in an email that lawmakers blocked through the CONDO security law before federal investigators had a chance to find the official cause of the collapse “later.
“The tragedy is that many solutions many, many expenses have been put forward for a problem that may or may not exist,” Burkett said. “The result is for our owners to Kondo are suffering badly from him and in many cases, losing their homes.â €
The CONDO crisis caused by tariff growth can hit the elderly living with particularly difficult fixed income.
George Prybys, an 84-year-old pensioner from St. Petersburg, fl, told ABC Action News that his tariffs Hoa â € œRidiculouslyâ € have jumped from 400 to 900 dollars.
Moreover, the octogenary, who is living out of social security and his savings, was hit with a $ 12,000 rating to replace or fix all balconies in his Condo building.
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Law enhances security for older condos
Legislation requires condo associations with three stories or higher and over 30 years of age to subject to what is known as inspections € in area inspections reserves every 10 years.
About 90% of the 1.6 million buildings in Florida are more than 30 years old, the Associated Press reported.
Condo associations had until December. 31 to complete a study of the structural integrity reserve, or SIRS, detailing the condition of each building and the estimated repair costs.
CONDO owners will be required to make monthly contributions to the reserve funds of their associations to support long -term repairs and renovation. Unlike the past, Condo boards can no longer vote to give up financing reserves.
The increasing financial burden related to the new law, further deteriorated by mounting home security premiums and strict HOA tariffs in Florida, has left many owners to be afraid to lose their homes and send others who rushed to sell their property, even at loss.
However, other homeowners have found themselves incapable of offering their property because they cannot find ready -to -do buyers to take on the burden of HoA’s staggering tariffs.
GOP lawmakers collide over Condo security law
Some Republic lawmakers share the concerns of homeowners, and even Desntis, who signed the Bill 4D Senate in May 2022, has called on the state legislature in Talhassee to reform it.
But supporters of the condo security measures have remained a challenge. Last week, they refused to include a discussion of the law during a separate legislative session, Miami Herald reported.
Chairman of the Chamber Daniel Perez, who co-sponsored the bill, said in a speech that the legislation was very complex to get long during the special session-though it is exactly how it was original.
“The tragedy of collapse in surfside is a painful reminder of what happens when we do not get the law properly,” Perez said. “And the truth is, I do not like special sessions because they hinder the foot the legislative process should encourage: the push and withdrawal of significant conversations that lead to the development of good and better ideas. € € € €
Government Ron Desntis pushes for the reform of Condo law
Since the ascending of his signature on the draft law less than a year after the Surfside disaster, Desntis has come up in support of changing legislation.
“We will now see some problems that I think were unintentional they have up, and we have a responsibility to act to secure politics. escape because of an artificial mandate.â €
In calling the legislature to obtain the issue of Condo costs during the Special Session, Desntis suggested that a single law could not be religious to fix all the problems that have been injured for years Condos in Florida.
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