SB102

The 'Live Local Act': funds affordable housing & preempts many local restrictions

State: Florida

Status: Enacted ✅

Magnitude: Major

Formal Title: An act relating to housing; providing a short title; amending various sections to enhance affordable housing provisions, remove rent controls, and implement tax exemptions for affordable housing.

Summary: Aims to address affordable housing issues by removing the authority of local governments to impose rent controls, modifying requirements for land use plans, expediting the process for surplusing government lands for affordable housing, and introducing tax exemptions for lands used for affordable housing. Revises the state housing strategy and encourages the development of affordable housing through public infrastructure projects.

Main sponsors: Alexis Calatayud

Legislative text: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/102