Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021
3min975
State law caps how much Citizens can raise its rates every year,
Tag: homeowners
Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021
Staff ReportsFebruary 11, 2020
2min807
Estimates show homeowners’ property insurance rates could climb tenfold over the next 10 years.
Guest AuthorDecember 15, 2017
7min600
Travel and tourism have long served as the backbone of Florida’s economy, which is now the 18th largest in the world. Here in Pensacola, we’re proud that our city has emerged as a driving force of this growth industry. In just the past year, the Pensacola region welcomed 2.7 million visitors who have invested $787 […]
Guest AuthorOctober 11, 20176min356
In an effort to stifle competition from short-term rentals and maintain their ability to price gouge consumers during compression periods, the hotel lobby is pressuring government officials in states like Florida to implement regulations that would severely restrict or ban homeowners from welcoming visitors into their private residence. A recent piece penned by the hotel […]
Gary FineoutJune 20, 2017
4min247
Florida’s state-created property insurer, contending that it is dealing with a flood of suspicious water-related claims and lawsuits, is asking state regulators to raise rates for thousands of homeowners next year, including those in the most heavily-populated areas. The board that oversees Citizens Property Insurance voted unanimously Tuesday to raise homeowner rates an average 5.3 […]
Gary FineoutApril 7, 2017
1min270
Florida may end a long-running battle and pay millions to homeowners whose healthy citrus trees were torn down in a failed attempt to eradicate citrus canker. The Florida House has $66 million in its proposed budget to pay lawsuits filed on behalf of homeowners in Broward, Lee and Palm Beach counties. There are also lawsuits […]
Melissa RossSeptember 28, 2015
2min212
In an email to constituents, Democratic Sen. Audrey Gibson of Jacksonville says she’s filed a renters protection bill. SB 342 would require a residential agreement to advise that if renters insurance is not required, the renter’s personal belongings will not be covered in the event of damage to their domicile unless they acquire renters insurance. “I am […]
Guest AuthorApril 25, 20156min169
Florida’s homeowners and neighborhoods need a doctor. We need someone who can perform surgery on a very bad bill, a bill that sticks homeowners in the heart with what amounts to a legislatively mandated dues increase. I want to be crystal clear about this: CS/CS/CS/SB 736 aka, the “estoppel bill,” will force homeowners’ dues to […]
Guest AuthorJune 9, 20145min171
The rosy picture laid out recently about the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s status isn’t quite so rosy once you look at the real facts and consider the financial damage a storm would do to our state, given our reliance on government mechanisms and public debt rather than private capital. The managers of the Cat Fund […]