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Builder carrying lumber at a house under construction shows home remodeling Lakeland projects growing amid insurance gaps. LAKELAND, Fla. – October 23, 2026 – Nearly one in five Florida homeowners has dropped property insurance as average annual premiums hit $8,292, 181% above the national average, according to Insurify and the Coalition for an Insurable Future.

Contractor beside a roofing contract and claim files highlights fraud risks in roofing services Central Florida. LAKELAND, Fla. – October 23, 2026 – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Evolve Construction and six principals on September 24, 2026, alleging the companies collected more than $1 million from at least 80

A worker with a tablet near a water tower and large pipe shows plumbing services in Lakeland tracking pipe data. Lakeland’s 24,000 unknown service lines are caught in a national data crisis. Florida’s original projection of 1,014,952 lead-content lines dropped to just 107 confirmed pipes after federal review, a 99.99% error that cost the state