Many longtime Orlando locals are being priced out of their neighborhoods, or have been forced to the streets, and Orange County Leaders want to opt out of a state law protecting developers.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. On Tuesday, leaders in Orange County approved a measure increasing protections for renters. County commissioners unanimously passed the tenant bill of rights. It's different from the rent control plan voters supported in November but was struck down by a judge. With that, Orange County commissioners adopted an ordinance and a specific office of tenant services to help tenants work...
Despite a Florida appeals court ruling against the ordinance, Orange County voters will still see a proposed rent control measure on their ballot this November. The would-be regulation was narrowly approved as a ballot measure by the Orange County commission earlier this year. It proposes a rent cap based on the year's most recent percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index, which measures the...
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