Sarasota County faces four Live Local Act lawsuits, at least 4,000 units at stake

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Key takeaway: Sarasota County has been sued four times in recent months by four separate development entities alleging the county, and in two cases, individual commissioners, violated provisions of Florida’s Live Local Act.

Core challenge: Live Local was written to prevent local entities from rejecting workforce and affordable housing projects, while in many cases the local officials say the law goes against home rule…

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