One year later, Florida legislators are updating the $711 million Live Local Act

Two pieces of legislation are making their way through the Florida Legislature aimed at tweaking and updating the affordable housing legislation passed with wide bipartisan support last year.

By Louis Llovio
| 5:00 a.m. February 20, 2024
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CIG Communities considered shelving a Naples apartment project until it learned the Live Local Act could help offset increased costs.

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A year after passing the landmark Live Local Act aimed at spurring the construction of affordable and attainable housing in Florida, lawmakers are tweaking the law to ease concerns from a small number of localities and to strengthen some provisions.

The Florida legislature is in the process of moving two bills — Senate Bill 328 and House Bill 1239 — that, while still working their way through the process, have won wide bipartisan support.