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Florida has disbursed 2 percent of rent aid as eviction moratorium ending
Hundreds of millions remain unspent as the state lags behind the national pace.
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The state of Florida has received more than $870 million from the federal government to make landlords whole and keep renters in their homes during the pandemic, and expects to receive a grand total of more than $1.56 billion as more money is distributed.
Itâs given out around 2 percent of what itâs gotten so far.
For the first time in about 15 months, starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, there will be no barrier to Florida evictions moving forward, barring last-minute action by Congress. Hundreds of thousands of Florida renters are estimated to be at risk of losing their homes, just as the delta variant is causing renewed apprehension among health experts.
Failure to plan
The City Commission soon faces enormously consequential votes. One involves spending a $32 million windfall. Another set determines how Gainesville develops.
Owners of a property beside Depot Park want maximum up-zoning to instantly quadruple its value. They successfully resisted broadly rezoning the South Main Street area during public hearings in 2014-2015. Their attorney said they refuse less than downtown (DT) zoning now.
The city plan board narrowly approved what they want, also overturning minimum property size for isolated transect zones citywide. South Main would be rezoned piecemeal. That’s a failure to plan. Enough contiguous land is zoned DT to last decades. Some has been vacant for years.