affordable housing

Nearly 670 housing units are currently in development in the Fallschase neighborhood in Northeast Tallahassee. The homes are being built directly behind the commercial area home to Costco, Bass Pro Shops, and CMX Cinemas.

Landlords in Florida may soon be allowed to charge monthly, nonrefundable fees to tenants instead of a security deposit. The House has approved a bill that would give renters the option of avoiding a down payment they may not be able to afford.

The Tallahassee City Commission and Leon County Commission held a joint workshop on Tuesday to discuss affordable housing.

Leon County and Tallahassee commissioners will hold a joint workshop Tuesday to discuss affordable housing. The two boards are expected to look into ways to beef up their inclusionary housing policies. Those are the rules used to incentivize or require developers to build affordable housing units as part of their projects.

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.

Apartment renters showed up in force at the state Capitol recently to oppose a plan by out-of-state companies to help landlords charge a new fee to their tenants, but industry forces had the votes.

Housing and rental prices continue to soar in Florida and wages are struggling to keep up. There are fewer and fewer options for affordable housing in the state. Groups like the Florida Housing Coalition are hoping lawmakers continue to put money designated for affordable housing into affordable housing. Yet legislative efforts around the issue are a mixed bag.

Homeowners at Florida Sun Estates will now pay a lower lot rent after Legal Services of North Florida stepped in to represent them in a case against Florida Sun Estates. Renters will continue paying the increased rate.

Two dozen Democratic state lawmakers have signed a letter calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency because of “an ongoing affordable housing crisis.”

Many Florida homes are selling for the same price as homes in the early 2000s before the Great Recession happened. That’s according to William O’Dell. He directs the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies. He says in Florida, the median for single family home sales peaked in 2006. In places like North Florida and the panhandle, the median for single family home sales is at those 2006 prices now.