Florida Expands Housing Lawsuits | Real Estate News

Real Estate News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

Florida’s governor just signed a sweeping new law that guts local governments’ power to block affordable housing — turning the state into a major player in the housing battle. The bill redefines “person” in lawsuits to include cities and counties, making it harder for them to use sovereign immunity to stop workforce or affordable housing projects, especially those under the Live Local Act. It also expands eligible land to include school districts and religious properties, forces those entities into the approval process, and bans height restrictions from county building codes. With incentives…