DeSantis approves $711 million for affordable housing programs

Bipartisan legislation to increase housing availability and down payment assistance also handcuffs localities’ ability to pass rent controls.

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A bipartisan affordable housing plan passed by Florida’s Legislature and intended to provide $711 million in funding for housing programs aimed, in part, at increasing the availability of housing and providing down payment assistance was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday.

 

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