The Live Local Act is incentivizing some developers to add affordable housing units with below-market rents to buildings that are already under construction or completed, instead of doing so at the ...

Florida legislators passed the Live Local Act in 2023 with the goal of funneling millions of dollars to new affordable housing construction to combat a growing housing crisis. But pandemic-era price ...

Florida lawmakers recently strengthened the Live Local Act’s state control over municipalities, aiming to crack down on cities and counties that try to block applications filed under the workforce ...

Even its critics think Florida’s Live Local Act is working. In fact, they think it’s working too well. Local politicians are concerned that the new state law encouraging development of rent-restricted ...

The Live Local Act, which overhauled rules over zoning and development across Florida, was drafted to address the Sunshine State’s affordable housing crisis. But as the law approaches its second ...