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.” Condo associations could get up to $175,000 for window, doors and roof upgrades. Associations will need 100% approval from members to begin the application process, and that money could run out quickly when it launches in July. "This program will go a long way in helping them pay for some of those costs, we want to make sure these buildings are resilient and structurally sound," State Sen. Nick DiCeglie (R-Pinellas County), who co-sponsored the legislation, said. "And there are some insurance benefits with credits that will hopefully lower their [property insurance] premiums." MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/desantis-tampa-bay-redington-shores/67-0d273ce2-9cf2-4f7a-a42e-bc4cd738d5d1 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay