Florida Laws – Benefits to Homebuyers and Homeowners

July 9, 2025  |  Florida Living, Market Info

Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis signed a $117.4 billion budget that took effect July 1, 2025. Some items affecting homebuyers and homeowners include:

• $50 million for the Hometown Heroes Housing Program providing down payment and closing cost assistance for first time homebuyers.
• Permanent tax exemption for disaster preparedness items including batteries, portable generators, tarps, gas cans, tie-down kits, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors.

Additionally, July 1st marked the passage of House Bill 623 regarding Builder Warranties. The bill may be summarized as follows: Builder Warranties: Requiring a builder to provide certain warranties for a newly constructed home for a specified period; providing that certain defects are not covered by such warranties; providing construction; requiring the builder to remedy, at the builder’s expense, certain defects and restore work damaged; providing that a builder may purchase a warranty from a certain home warranty association to cover specified warranties; requiring the builder to comply with the warranty requirement for a newly constructed home for a specified period even if it is sold or transferred, etc.

Holiday Builders provides a one-year transferable warranty on all new Holiday Builders’ homes. This includes homes from Cornerstone, Value and Inspire Collections. Additionally, each home comes with a 10-structural warranty. A two-year warranty is offered on Cornerstone Collection homes purchased by July 15, 2025.

Visit HolidayBuilders.com to find available to-be-built floorplans and move-in ready homes in great locations throughout Florida. Holiday Builders has been building new homes in Florida for more than 42 years.

This post was written by Tina Suiter.