In this episode: The state of Florida has long been a harsh place to rent an apartment, with industry-backed laws that give landlords enormous power over their tenants. But things had been getting better: Over the last few years, cities and counties around the state have passed dozens of local laws that provide some basic rights to renters and help keep families from being forced into homelessness. But with the stroke of a pen, Ron DeSantis just took all those rights away.
Further reading:
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz: #BecauseMiami: Mamacita Lolita
The Washington Post: DeSantis donor supplied golf simulator for ‘Governor’s Cabana’ and private flights
Tampa Bay Times: Hillsborough transportation tax saga: still following the money
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Only DeSantis can save us from ‘radioactive roads’
Orlando Sentinel: Locked Out: Low pay, soaring rents, pro-landlord laws set up Florida renters for eviction once COVID hit
Orlando Sentinel: Locked Out: Black renters in Central Florida more likely to be evicted — even before COVID
Orlando Sentinel: Locked Out: Not even COVID could end Florida leaders’ long record of snubbing pro-renter bills
Evicted: Evicted: Without a home, everything else falls apart
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The 'Free State of Florida' just took rights away from 1.5 million Floridians