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Affordable Housing in Fla. Gets Boost Through New Law
By Tom ButlerFlorida Realtors The new law – a Florida Realtors’ priority during the 2020 session of the Florida Legislature – expands zoning for affordable-housing sites along with other changes. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1339 into law this week, creating new tools for local governments to use as they work…
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Budget conference: Lawmakers won’t sweep affordable housing fund
By A.G. Gancarski on March 8, 2020 Legislative budget chairs said affordable housing funds will not be swept as has been the case in recent years. And then the House and Senate agreed on the biggest budget number for the fund in years. The Governor and Senate each wanted $387 million for the Sadowski Trust…
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS: PALM BEACH COUNTY BOND ISSUE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS: PALM BEACH COUNTY BOND ISSUECounty can no longer wait on state lawmakers for housing funds By Jack Weir, Posted March 1, 2020 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/20200301/weir-palm-beach-county-can-no-longer-wait-on-state-for-housing-funds It’s time for Palm Beach County, the third largest county in Florida with a population greater than that of 11 states, to stop waiting for the state to act…
