property rights

A court clerk says a loophole in state law makes it easy for criminals to commit fraud.

Bills moving toward votes in the full House and Senate would make it easier to remove squatters. Some worry the rules could be unfairly applied to legal renters.

A woman told a Florida Senate committee about squatters who refused to leave a rental property she was trying to sell. She says they caused nearly $40,000 in damage.

A House committee has approved a bill that would order a study to determine how much money would have to be made up if property taxes are abolished.

The new law restricts certain people from "countries of concern" from owning property in Florida. A court brief says the law is unconstitutional and violates the federal Fair Housing Act.

Immigration remains a major concern for many Americans—just look at the Republican presidential contest. But one Florida Democrat is pushing in the…