Ron DeSantis Just Made His State's Insurance Crisis Much Worse

One of the things that make it hard for people outside Florida to keep track of what's happening with Rhonda Santis's state is that most of their major newspapers are behind paywalls. Fortunately for us, my friend West Palm Wendy keeps me informed, Yesterday she sent me this update:

[...] Also on Next Door this week, I'm seeing a bunch of neighbors posting about their massive homeowners insurance increases. This is in my community where the exteriors are all covered by the HOA, and we got new roofs, I think two years ago. One person said their insurance went from $700 to $1800, another $1000 to $2800.

So what does this cover? Same as my renters policy, which I pay $155 for? Apparently HOA fees are going to skyrocket, too, because their insurance is going up massively. No one will be able to afford to live here anymore. These are cheap houses!

People are also reporting that they replaced their roofs at their insurance company's insistence last year, and still premiums doubled this year. One person's went from $3000 to $8000 in two years. It's unreal what is happening here.

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