Legal News

Please take note that the Florida Building Commission has adopted the Seventh Edition of the Florida Building Code and administration takes effect on December 31, 2020....By: Lowndes

On December 1, 2020, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance updating the County’s school impact fees for residential development....By: Lowndes

The impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus is not limited to making it harder to sell a senior living community due to nervous buyers and lenders (although we are seeing a thaw).  Senior Housing News reports that it has also caused a slowdown in the development of new senior housing product....By: Lowndes

The Florida Legislature recently amended the Florida Fair Housing Act by removing regulatory requirements imposed on age-restricted communities. Real estate developers have developed hundreds of age-restricted communities in Florida....By: Lowndes

On September 1, 2020, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted unanimously to approve an amendment to County Code to implement an abatement of school capacity enhancement review for pending residential projects....By: Lowndes

On August 14, 2020, the Orange County Public Schools ("OCPS") School Impact Fee Study Advisory Committee ("the Committee") held its final meeting. The Committee, which first convened in October 2018, was tasked with making recommendations to OCPS and to Orange County and the county on potential adjustments to school impact fees based on the Committee’s review of the updated School Impact Fee Studies conducted by Tindale Oliver....By: Lowndes

On August 5, 2020, the Seminole County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to table the public hearing on the Mobility Fee Ordinance to its next regularly-scheduled meeting. If adopted, the new mobility fee program would result in a substantial increase in impact fees for most developments, especially those in rural areas....By: Lowndes

On July 28, 2020, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance aimed at “preventing further damage to the local economy.” The ordinance amended the county’s impact fee code and will allow companies to defer the payment of impact fees and to exempt the payment of transportation impact fees for change-of-use permits up to $100,000....By: Lowndes

On July 7, 2020, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners will consider adopting a Resolution implementing two incentive efforts aimed at “easing the economic burden of development” within the County....By: Lowndes

Seminole County has commissioned a study to replace the county's road impact fee with a mobility fee. If adopted, the new mobility fee program would result in a substantial increase in impact fees for most developments....By: Lowndes