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Vacation rental management companies, Florida Realtors and others are urging a veto; the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association wants the governor to sign it.
Two powerful industry groups disagree on the Florida bill that would restrict how local governments can oversee vacation rentals.
A persistently contentious debate about regulating vacation rentals has escalated into a clash between two powerful industry groups after the Florida Legislature passed a measure that would significantly restrict how local governments can oversee the properties.The bill, finalized in the waning days of the 2024 legislative session, has drawn intense opposition from vacation-rental management companies, coastal community leaders and Florida Realtors, an influential real-estate industry group that is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto the measure.
Residents of several Brevard County towns and cities went to the polls for municipal elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7, to find some of the elections have already been decided for them.
In Brevard County's oldest beach community, there's a new issue for voters.