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Florida lawmakers stay quiet as corporations buy thousands of homes

Regulations for corporate landlords are few and far between in the Sunshine State.

Published Sept. 3|Updated Sept. 3

As investor-backed firms buy up homes across the country, policymakers at every level are considering how to limit Wall Street’s control of the housing market.

In Congress, Democrats have proposed a bill that would require hedge funds to sell off single-family homes over the next decade.

In Minnesota, a state representative tried to restrict the number of homesan individual or company could own.

At a rally in Atlanta, Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to “take on corporate landlords and cap unfair rent increases,” if elected president.

Even in Florida, a state friendly to corporations and landlords and at times hostile to renters, one Republican state lawmaker said it may be time for government intervention.

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