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‘By restricting housing based on Chinese domicile, Florida is unlawfully restricting housing for Chinese people,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs contends.

A U.S. appeals court has halted the enforcement of a Florida law that bans Chinese citizens from purchasing property in the state.

The Florida law restricting people from China from owning property in the state likely is trumped by federal law. Its enforcement was blocked.

A federal appeals court Thursday said a Florida law restricting people from China from owning property in the state likely is trumped by federal law and blocked its enforcement against two plaintiffs who have been in the midst of real-estate transactions.

Attorneys for a group of plaintiffs this week urged a federal appeals court to block a new Florida law that restricts people from China from owning property in the state, saying the measure “mandates egregious national-origin discrimination.”

TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for a group of plaintiffs this week urged a federal appeals court to block a new Florida law that restricts people from China from owning property in

The new law restricts certain people from "countries of concern" from owning property in Florida. A court brief says the law is unconstitutional and violates the federal Fair Housing Act.

The groups that challenged the law — which they called "racist" — said they intend to appeal the ruling.

A new Florida law limits landownership rights of noncitizens domiciled in China or other specific countries. It was upheld in District Court recently. An appeal is likely

Judge Allen Winsor denied a request by plaintiffs to stop the state from enforcing the law because it is based on citizenship, not race.