5771032, 69J-7.007 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 5771032

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division:

Division of Consumer Services

Chapter:

Florida Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program (My Safe Florida Home Program)

Overview

RULE:

69J-7.007

Grants-Medical Condition Exception (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

Section 215.5586, F.S., establishes the MyFloridaSafe Home Program to provide grants to encourage residential property owners meeting specified criteria to improve the structural integrity of their residential structures to make them less vulnerable to hurricane damage. In most cases, replacing one set of code compliant hurricane shutters with another set does not meet the statutory mandate that improvements funded by MySafeFlorida Home grant be used to make structures less vulnerable to hurricane damage. However, if a medical condition makes an existing shutter system too difficult to deploy, its replacement with a more easily deployed system may reduce hurricane damage vulnerability. The proposed rule provides a procedure for homeowners with a medical condition which impairs shutter deployment to obtain a grant to replace shutters.

SUMMARY:

A MySafeFlorida Home grant applicant is permitted to use grant funds to replace existing window protection if justified by medical need.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

215.5586(6) FS.

LAW:

215.5586 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/20/2008 Vol. 34/25

COMMENTS:

From 6/20/2008 To 7/11/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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