The City of St. Petersburg has made changes to its Down Payment Assistance, Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance and South St. Petersburg CRA Developer Incentive Program - Land Acquisition Incentive programs.
Using a state law added in 2020, the City removed certain rezoning hurdles from affordable housing projects. Using a state law added in 2020, the City removed certain rezoning hurdles from affordable housing projects.
Several people in St. Petersburg are coming together to demand the city do more to combat rising rent prices. The group claims St. Pete, and Tampa Bay, are in the middle of a housing emergency.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against extending the nationwide eviction moratorium. The St. Petersburg Tenant's Union organized a protest and march.