Why doesn’t Florida have enough affordable housing? The legislature may be partly to blame

Photo By: Nick Evans, WFSU News

This battle comes as the state’s real estate market continues to price out homeowners and renters alike.

A deal struck last year between the legislature and the state’s main affordable housing arm appears to be in jeopardy as the House and Senate prepare to reconcile their rival spending plans.

For decades the Florida legislature has swept money out of a trust fund designated for affordable housing. Those sweeps amount to… READ ARTICLE