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Leveraging Public Land to House Government Employees

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Leveraging Public Land to House Government Employees - I previously wrote about the use of government-owned land as one potential approach to help address South Florida’s housing affordability crisis. The lack of...more

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City of Miami Is First to Publish Updated Live Local Act 2024 (SB328) Policies and Procedures

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Credit goes to the City of Miami staff for becoming among, if not the first Florida municipality, to publish their updated interpretation and guidelines for Live Local Act 2024 (SB328). With the new clarifications generally,...more

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Florida Live Local Act 2024 (SB328) Signed Into Law: Executive Summary and Application Examples

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Florida Governor DeSantis just signed into law Senate Bill 328 (“SB328”), the enhancement to last year’s Live Local Act (“LLA” or “SB102”). The amendments made to the Live Local Act by SB328 are significant in both benefits...more

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Live Local Act 2024 vs 2023 - Everything You Need to Know

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Yesterday, the Florida Senate on the opening day of legislative session unanimously passed by a vote of 40 to 0, Senate Bill 328 also known as the “Live Local Act 2024”. SB328 is in response to a mix of reactions to the...more

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SB 50 Defeated in State Senate

SB 50, Senator Scott Wiener’s bill to boost housing production near transit and job centers, has been defeated. The vote fell three votes short on Wednesday, and Wiener was unsuccessful in his reconsideration request...more

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Two Affordable Housing Measures Proposed for November Ballot

Two affordable housing measures are currently proposed for the November 5, 2019 ballot: (i) City Charter and Code amendments to encourage certain 100% affordable and teacher housing projects by providing for a streamlined...more

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Miami-Dade County Zoning: Administrative Requirements of Workforce Housing Bonuses

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In 2007, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 07-05, which created a voluntary Workforce Housing Development Program in order to encourage development of land available for residential use...more

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New Laws Part II: 2018 Ushers in Changes to Land-Use, Development Laws

As we noted in Part I of this two-part series, lawmakers passed a wave of new laws in 2017. Today we look at the bold moves California legislators made to address the State’s affordable housing crisis, while passing a...more

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The Governor’s Housing Package - Affordable Housing Production in California Gets a Boost from Sacramento

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A package of 15 new housing bills will have far-reaching implications for every city in California. Collectively, these new laws are meant to significantly boost affordable housing production by removing local land use...more

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City of Charleston Changes Workforce Housing Zoning Rules

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The City of Charleston has changed the rules governing the Mixed Use Workforce Housing District Zoning Ordinance in an effort to further diversify housing opportunities for residents....more

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