Affordable Housing

Once known as Prospect Towers, the circa 1971 complex at 801 Chestnut Street offered affordable housing for senior citizens for half a century.

At a public hearing before the vote, around 30 residents urged commissioners to vote against an ordinance repealing the local affordable housing act.

City council members unanimously approved allocating the money for the affordable housing component.

David Jolly spoke on "The Florida Roundup" about his current run for governor as a Democrat and his stand on several key issues, including housing affordability, property taxes, immigration, and more.

In a 5-2 vote on Wednesday, county commissioners decided to repeal an ordinance that created the local affordable housing fund, also known as HOPE funds.

Granny flats are independent living spaces added to homes or properties. Current law says local governments can allow granny flats, but the new legislation would require them to do so.

Many essential workers in Lakeland cannot find housing that would be 30% or less of their income.

People are considered ‘cost-burdened’ if housing is more than 30% of their income. Many Lakelanders pay much more than that.

Here is a list of some of the major pieces of legislation lawmakers are expected to tackle when the session begins March 4.

Emergency housing for 426 Lakeland families displaced by Hurricane Milton will end on April 9.

An amendment allows local governments to opt out of tax exemption requirements mandated by the Live Local Act — but only if there is a surplus in affordable housing units in the region.

The Connecting Capital and Community initiative looks to build or preserve affordable housing in Miami with small-scale developers and owners.