Florida’s New Hurricane Protection Law for HOAs
One of the benefits of living in a South Florida HOA community is that the governing board ensures the community remains beautiful and meets specified aesthetic standards. This benefit has a hidden drawback – the HOA often has the ability to control any upgrades or changes you want to make that impact the exterior of your home, including upgrading the home’s hurricane protection.
Last May, Governor DeSantis signed a new bill, HB 293, that requires Florida HOA boards to adopt hurricane protection specifications that meet the building code regulations for all the buildings in its community. The bill specifies that hurricane protections include “roof systems recognized by the Florida Building Code which meet ASCE 7-22 standards, permanent fixed storm shutters, roll-down track storm shutters, impact-resistant windows and doors, polycarbonate panels, reinforced garage doors, erosion controls, exterior fixed generators, fuel storage tanks, and other hurricane protection products used to preserve and protect the structures or improvements on a parcel…[1]”
The bill gives HOAs the authority to set aesthetic standards for the hurricane protection, such as requiring homeowners to comply with a set color scheme, style, or other aesthetic factors that the board decides. Notably though, HOAs no longer have the ability to deny a homeowner’s application for the “installation, enhancement, or replacement of[2]” hurricane protections, provided they meet the aesthetic guidelines established by the HOA. This bill helps ensure that all homeowners living in HOAs throughout Florida have the right to fortify their homes against hurricanes.
One of the most effective ways to upgrade your home’s hurricane protection is installing hurricane impact windows and doors. These windows and doors are constructed with superstrong frames and multiple panes of glass bonded together with a polymer inner layer to prevent them from shattering during a hurricane. Throughout the Boca Raton, Miami, Fort Myers, and Naples areas, CitiQuiet Windows and Doors is a trusted source of hurricane impact windows and doors. We offer a wide variety of colors to match your HOA color scheme, styles to match your home’s architecture, and prices to match your budget. We are a one-stop shop: we come to your home to analyze your home’s needs, measure, secure any necessary permits, install the windows, schedule any required inspections, and clean up afterwards. You can sit back and relax while our talented team takes care of the entire process for you. To learn more about our products, visit our showroom in Boca Raton, or call us for a free in-home consultation.
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[1] The Florida Senate. _h0293er.docx (flsenate.gov). Accessed July 28, 2024.
[2] The Florida Sentae. House Bill 293 (2024) – The Florida Senate (flsenate.gov). Accessed July 28, 2024.