NAHB continues to decry the House of Representatives’ rejection of a homeownership tax credit that would include both mortgage interest and property taxes to benefit up to 37 million additional home owners, and has served notice that we plan to deploy all necessary resources to ensure that the middle-class tax benefits of homeownership are part …
Jeremy Stewart, Immediate Past President of the FHBA, testified on Wednesday before the House Careers and Competition Subcommittee. The 9 person panel was called together to discuss Florida’s Lien Law. While there was no bill to be discussed before the panel, the subcommittee wanted to find out what problems might exist with the law. The …
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Full implementation of the new silica rule began today, Oct. 23, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has now issued additional “interim” enforcement guidance for regional OSHA administrators. A final compliance directive is under review and not yet released. Earlier this month, we spoke with home building safety compliance specialist Dan Johnson for …
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President Donald Trump proposed ending federal flood insurance for new homes in areas most at risk of flooding, a change that could curtail new construction in vast parts of Florida, Louisiana and along the Eastern Seaboard. Trump’s plan would radically overhaul the program created in 1968 to help protect homeowners who live along coasts or …
via NAHB As the tax reform debate unfolds on Capitol Hill, I wanted to provide an update on NAHB’s plan to ensure our industry’s priorities are addressed as negotiations move forward. The broad tax reform framework introduced last week by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders presents an important opportunity for NAHB to explore additional …
Physicians, lawyers, educators, accountants, hairstylists — careers that require continuing education long after initial school and training are complete. Yet, not one of these professions requires its licensing board to scrap industry practices, have an entirely new core set of standards automatically accepted in totality and then reviewed as to whether they are appropriate or …
How Florida Updated Building Codes – FHBA President Jeremy Stewart Read More »
When Hurricane Wilma pummeled Florida in 2005, it nearly ripped the roof from Stephany and Michael Carr’s house in Naples, which was built before a 2002 building code took effect statewide. After the storm, the couple retrofitted their house to comply with the new code. They added a standing seam metal roof with continuous panels …
Homes Built to Stricter Standards Fared Better in Storm Read More »
FHBA Member and Manatee-Sarasota BIA Executive Officer, Jon Mast, sat down with local ABC7 news station to discuss the new Florida Building Code. Click here to watch his interview.
As NAHB has reported recently, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began enforcement of the silica rule in construction on Saturday, Sept. 23. NAHB’s Silica in Construction Toolkit, found at nahb.org/silica, provides background on crystalline silica as well as resources for helping home builders and remodelers comply with the rule…read more
A recently executed emergency order by Governor Scott and DBPR Secretary, Johnathan Zachem allowing general, residential or building contractors to repair and install roofs. This order provides that certified or registered general, building or residential contractors are not required to subcontract roofing repairs or installation. It further provides that local jurisdictions may provide for a …
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