Live Local Act tweaks win support of all but one legislator

The bill is aimed, in part, at easing worries from localities that were created when the $711 million affordable housing bill passed last year.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. March 11, 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.
CIG Communities considered shelving a Naples apartment project until it learned the Live Local Act could help offset increased costs.
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Legislation tweaking the Live Local Act has won near unanimous approval and is now headed to Gov. DeSantis, who is expected to sign it.

Senate Bill 328 makes changes to the original legislation — passed last year to spur the development of affordable housing in the state — to, in part, address concerns from some localities and to strengthen its provisions.

 

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