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's 2023 "Live Local Act" was designed to increase affordable housing but is now a contentious issue in state and local elections. The law limits the ability of local governments to reject ...

The Live Local Act is incentivizing some developers to add affordable housing units with below-market rents to buildings that are already under construction or completed, instead of doing so at the ...

Even its critics think Florida’s Live Local Act is working. In fact, they think it’s working too well. Local politicians are concerned that the new state law encouraging development of rent-restricted ...

Developers relying on Florida’s Live Local Act are lighting up Fort Lauderdale with requests to build. So far, eight projects are in the pipeline, with more likely on the way under a ...

Florida lawmakers recently strengthened the Live Local Act’s state control over municipalities, aiming to crack down on cities and counties that try to block applications filed under the workforce ...

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 ...

Amendments to Florida's Live Local Act that provides land use, zoning and tax benefits to developers and investors took effect July 1, 2025. The 2025 Live Local Act introduces several significant ...