Emergency housing for 426 Lakeland families displaced by Hurricane Milton will end on April 9.
Category: Housing
Posted inInsight Polk
Griffin Lofts Is About to Welcome Formerly Homeless Residents
The Lakeland complex is expected to open later this month. Applications are open for 30 affordable housing units.
Posted inSocial Services
Lakeland Leaders: Florida’s Anti-Camping Law Won’t Affect City’s Approach
Police will continue making arrests under a city ordinance prohibiting camping or sleeping on public property.
Posted inHousing
Florida Law Banning Camping in Public Allows People to Sue Municipalities
Legislators describe the bill as accountability for cities that have allowed homelessness to expand.
Posted inHousing
Editorial Collaborative to Examine the Impact of Florida’s Camping Ban
LkldNow is one of 10 local news organizations in Central Florida participating in the reporting project.
Posted inHousing
Lakeland Loan Will Help Gospel Village Add 72 Apartments
The $685,000 loan will be forgiven if the nonprofit Gospel Inc. uses the units for affordable housing for 20 years.
Posted inBusiness
Lakeland CRA Shares Vision for Nine-Block ‘Mass Market Area’
If the City Commission approves two purchases Monday, the CRA will own more than half of the nearly 40-acre zone.
Posted inHousing
Lakeland Housing Authority Helps Workers Become First-Time Homeowners
The LHA bought five lots from the city’s Infill Land Bank and is helping low- to moderate-income workers build homes on them.
Posted inCrime / Justice
State Agency Launches Investigation Into Patient Dumping at Talbot House
Local news reports triggered the investigation by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland’s Commissioners Are Considering Raising Property Taxes
The average homeowner would pay about $95 more a year.
