Many essential workers in Lakeland cannot find housing that would be 30% or less of their income.
Category: Housing
Posted inInsight Polk
Squeezed: Fewer Than Half of Lakeland Renters Can Afford Their Housing
People are considered ‘cost-burdened’ if housing is more than 30% of their income. Many Lakelanders pay much more than that.
Posted inInsight Polk
Motel Life Is Hard for Many Lakeland Families. The Alternative May Be Worse.
Emergency housing for 426 Lakeland families displaced by Hurricane Milton will end on April 9.
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.
