From Jeff Shelton ...more

December 7, 2009

Florida's effort to harden homes against hurricane loss is a smart policy, but, so far, it also has been a flawed one. It's time to adopt sensible reforms. ...more

October 28, 2009

Florida's public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple's Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn't be renewed because of the home's tainted drywall from China. ...more

October 24, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children and Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 18, 2009

Brian Dean wanted to add a pool to his 1967 home in Safety Harbor, so he checked with his lender about obtaining a home equity loan. ...more

September 25, 2008

TAMPA - My Safe Florida Home, the state hurricane inspection program, isn't living up to its name. Homeowners are complaining about the performance of contractors hired to make safety improvements to their homes, as recommended by a free My Safe Florida Home inspection. ...more

May 17, 2008

My Safe Florida Home officials like to brag about how much money the hurricane inspection and grant program is saving homeowners on their wind insurance premiums. ...more

February 6, 2008

Coastal residents living in flood zones could face legal action if they added living space to flood-prone lower levels of their homes. ...more

November 28, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Coastal residents living in flood zones could face legal action if they have added living space to flood-prone lower levels of their homes, based on action Pasco County commissioners took today. ...more

November 27, 2007

The state has fired one of its 11 My Safe Florida Home inspection firms and may cut ties with more companies Monday. ...more

October 19, 2007