{"id":317466,"date":"2026-06-23T23:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/317466\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T23:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:21:09","slug":"miami-considers-legal-challenge-to-florida-live-local-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/317466\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Considers Legal Challenge to Florida Live Local Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Miami official wants the city to take a swing at Florida\u2019s Live Local Act<\/a>, which would put it in the ring alongside other localities that are punching back at the developer-friendly law.<\/p>\n

City Commissioner Damian Pardo sponsored a measure to instruct the city attorney to find ways to challenge the law\u2019s validity and authorize him to pursue legal action, the South Florida Business Journal reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s Live Local Act, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023, offers tax breaks and zoning incentives to developers that build projects with below market-rate housing. It\u2019s a controversial law that has supporters celebrating its expansion of \u201cworkforce housing,\u201d while opponents argue it undermines local officials by allowing developers to skirt the rules, the outlet said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami isn\u2019t alone in challenging the Live Local Act. The City of Hollywood won its lawsuit against Condra Property Group in March, possibly opening a loophole<\/a> in the law. Hillsborough County sued<\/a> the state the same month, claiming the law violated the Florida Constitution.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, two developers and a church sued<\/a> Sarasota County for attempting to block Live Local projects.<\/p>\n

Miami should welcome housing initiatives without ignoring its responsibility to protect residents from development pressures, Pardo said in a statement to the publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also said the city will continue to advocate for housing solutions that benefit local communities rather than policies that \u201coverride local planning\u201d and \u201cundermine neighborhood character.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commissioners will vote on the measure at a meeting Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 200 Live Local Act projects have been proposed this year, but fewer than 20<\/a> have started construction. About 55 percent of the proposals come from South Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s affordable housing crisis is a hot topic among developers and policymakers navigating the state\u2019s housing shortage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over 900,000 low-income renters in Florida spend more than 40 percent of their income on housing, according<\/a> to the UF Shimberg Center for Housing Studies. The center also found the state faces a shortage of over 660,000 affordable and available rental units for households earning below 60 percent of the area median income. <\/p>\n

\u2014 Grace McClung<\/p>\n

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