A new law took effect in Florida on Tuesday that revamps parts of the state’s condominium safety regulations, aiming to ease financial pressures on condo owners while maintaining critical safety standards enacted after the deadly Surfside building collapse in 2021. The new law, House Bill 913, extends deadlines for required structural inspections and gives condo associations more flexibility in how they fund reserves for major repairs. “There were a lot of folks that had a lot of concerns about how some of these assessments were being done, whether people could even afford to stay in their units,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a recent bill signing event in Clearwater. The legislation follows widespread complaints from residents and condo boards who said earlier post-Surfside safety mandates created unaffordable costs and housing instability. Tampa condo owner Brittany Leuth, who also sits on her HOA board, says the relief couldn’t come soon enough. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/new-florida-condo-reform-law/67-46b03315-7eac-4171-9280-abe0f08bcd98