Property Rights Trend. Tree Ordinances Meets Affordable Housing. Read the Bill

A Republican State Senator in Florida has filed S 574 (2018) to curb local fees on tree removal.

The arguments to support the legislation:

• Republican State Senator who filed the bill says “People’s private property rights should be supreme.”
• A developer:  Tried building affordable housing and ran up against a local tree ordinance. 

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