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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.”
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Florida Realtors have launched a major political campaign to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot next year. It’s designed to prevent future legislatures from raiding a state housing trust fund for other expenses.
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The organization's affiliated agencies will target human needs in the areas of housing, early learning, safety net services, health and mental health, and skills development.
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State lawmakers this year permanently slashed the affordable housing trust fund's revenue share, while also passing a guarantee that housing dollars would never again pay for other expenses.
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Tallahassee leaders again stressed their commitment to ending homelessness at this week’s city commission meeting.
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This is the second round of housing-recovery loans for people who suffered damage from Hurricane Michael in October of 2018. The first round of $5-million funded by the Florida Legislature last year went fast.
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Housing prices aren't expected to drop significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group Florida Realtors says that's because builders have been cautious since the last recession. They've built fewer homes, and right now, Florida has a statewide shortage.
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Democratic Florida lawmakers say a Florida Supreme Court order suspending evictions doesn’t go far enough. The order stops law enforcement from serving…
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Florida's Second Judicial Circuit, which covers Leon, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla and Liberty Counties in the panhandle, has ordered a stop to…
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Some Florida counties are stopping evictions from being carried out as service workers face job uncertainty in the wake of COVID-19 related business…