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DeSantis signs $711M affordable housing bill. Advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.

Por: Orlando Sentinel Business March 29, 2023

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday a bill that pumps $711 million into affordable housing, a move that developers cheered but others said didn’t go far enough to help typical Floridians struggling to pay rent. Dubbed the Live Local Act, SB 102 from Senate President Kathleen Passidomo redirects some tax revenue toward affordable housing over the next 10 years and creates incentives for developers of affordable projects. It essentially... + full article



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