Former Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo championed the Live Local Act to address the state's workforce housing shortage. The act provides incentives like tax credits and density bonuses, ...

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 ...

Senate Bill 1730 (“SB1730”) was passed by the legislature on May 1, 2025, and will become law on July 1, 2025, unless signed earlier or vetoed by the Governor. SB1730 amends critical portions of the ...

Two South Florida lawsuits challenge the Live Local Act, a law designed to facilitate affordable housing construction. In Bal Harbour, developers of the Bal Harbour Shops are suing the village over ...