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January 20th, 2023 || Housing, News and Public Affairs, Taxes.

A new bill is being proposed in Florida to reduce taxes on affordable housing

A new bill (SB 220 and HB 229)is being proposed that would reduce taxes on affordable housing units in Florida.

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Pinellas County reopens Section 8 housing voucher waitlist for the first time since 2020

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    Working people in St. Petersburg struggle to afford living in the city in which they work

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    Thousands of households remain on Tampa and Hillsborough County waitlists for housing vouchers

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    May 19th, 2022

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    Florida Democrats, advocates say rent stabilization and right to counsel could help address the state’s housing and eviction crisis

    Florida Democrats are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to add the state’s housing crisis to the agenda of a special legislative session focused on Florida’s property insurance market that’s scheduled to begin next week.  During a Wednesday press conference, streamed live on Facebook, several Democrats and a community advocate from Miami said measures such as… Read more »

    May 18th, 2022

    • Housing
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    St. Petersburg residents share priorities for city budget, call for more action on housing

    Tangela Butler, a local bus driver, approached one of two podiums in the meeting room of St. Petersburg City Hall on Monday night. Dozens of community members sat in the pews behind her. She had no speech prepared. No notes. Just a heavy, but determined heart, and a plea for city leaders to take action… Read more »

    May 12th, 2022

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    • Uncategorized

    A new law in St. Petersburg bans landlords from discriminating against housing voucher recipients, but some argue it doesn’t go far enough

    Under a new city law, landlords in the increasingly unaffordable city of St. Petersburg can now face a financial penalty for denying housing to applicants who use government assistance, such as Section 8 housing vouchers, to pay for rent. This new penalty comes as a provision of a new ban on source of income discrimination,… Read more »

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    May 10th, 2022

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    How Florida homeowners and renters can apply for financial assistance

    Financial assistance is available for Florida homeowners and for renters who have been impacted by the COVID-19 economy.

    May 4th, 2022

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    • Insurance
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    MidPoint: what’s the deal with property insurance?

    Amid rising costs of living in the state of Florida and a housing crisis, homeowners’ insurance is in a crisis of its own. Property insurance rates are rising astronomically, and the public outcry had led to Governor DeSantis to call for a special legislative session this month to address the problem. Discussing the crisis on MidPoint this week was Sean Shaw, an attorney, and former Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate.

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    April 25th, 2022

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    Manatee County makes strides toward reducing homelessness

    Manatee County is making major developments to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have resources.

    April 20th, 2022

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    The Polk County Commission rejects a proposed development

    By a 4-1 vote, the Polk County Commission rejected a plan to build 894 single-family homes in a rural area north of State Road 60.

    April 13th, 2022

    • Homeless
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    St. Pete could become the first city in Florida to enact a tenants’ right to legal counsel policy

    As the Sunshine City continues to seek solutions to its unaffordable housing crisis, city leaders in St. Petersburg are exploring the idea of guaranteeing a right to legal counsel for local tenants facing eviction. This policy, known as a tenants’ right to counsel, has been enacted in multiple cities and several states nationwide, but nowhere… Read more »

    April 11th, 2022

    • Corruption
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    WaveMakers: Tampa Neighborhoods with Stephanie Poyner

    Stephanie Poyner of the Tampa Homeowners Association of Neighborhoods and Creative Loafing’s Justin Garcia talk about tensions in Tampa.

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