In 2023, the Florida Legislature approved Senate Bill 102, known as the Live Local Act, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law. The next year, lawmakers revised the legislation. Further updates to ...

For all its imperfections and challenges, the Live Local Act has shown results in Southwest Florida. It will produce affordable housing in the region — as intended. Just how much of it, however, is ...

Florida legislators will be called on again this year to navigate a solution to the state’s housing affordability crisis that balances the intent of the groundbreaking Live Local Act with the needs of ...

Florida legislators passed the Live Local Act in 2023 with the goal of funneling millions of dollars to new affordable housing construction to combat a growing housing crisis. But pandemic-era price ...

Florida's Live Local Act aims to alleviate the state's housing-affordability crisis through tax incentives, zoning flexibility and funding for housing programs. Developers can receive property-tax ...