As Florida lawmakers move closer to passing legislation nixing local rental protections, activists who fought to get them are watching their efforts go down the drain.
Senate Bill 1586 and House Bill 1417 were at the root of Wednesday’s Florida Housing Justice Alliance rally. Members of several nonprofits traveled in buses to Tallahassee, expressing their concerns with the legislation.
The assistant to Orange County Administrator Byron Brooks was reprimanded for lending his name and government title to an essay supporting security-deposit insurance.
To help people buy homes in the communities they serve, a new program will assist “vital” workers among 50 professions with down payment and closing costs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.