Thursday, April 05, 2007

GRADING SYSTEM COMING FOR EACH HOME’S ABILITY TO WITHSTAND SEVERE WIND DAMAGE FROM STORMS



During January’s special session to address the property insurance crisis in Florida, Senate Bill1980 and House Bill 1-A contained a rating system to score homes on a scale of 1 to 100 for their ability to withstand severe wind damage from storms. The Florida Insurance Commissioner said that “the adoption of a uniform scoring system for home safety is long overdue.” This plan is yet to be approved by lawmakers.

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