Seminole County doesn’t have any large-scale AI data centers — and there are no concrete plans to build one. But county commissioners aren’t waiting for that to change before asking a critical question: Should they have rules in place before one arrives? This week, commissioners began discussing whether a moratorium on data centers is needed as they plan for the county’s future.

Oviedo city leader voted Monday night to institute a moratorium on permitting fireworks sales within the city.

After a federal eviction moratorium was allowed to lapse this weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new moratorium Tuesday on evictions that would last until Oct. 3.

In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were many people who lost their jobs or fell on hard times and could not pay rent. Some continue to struggle.

Ron DeSantis said he might extend the statewide moratorium on housing evictions that is set to expire on Saturday. The governor has previously extended the ban twice, hours before it was set to expire, news outlets reported. During the governor’s extension last month, 743 eviction orders had been filed in Palm Beach County alone, according to Sharon Bock, the county’s clerk of courts. As of Wednesday, 1,001 eviction orders have been filed in the county. ___An earlier version of this report incorrectly said there had been nearly 17,000 eviction orders in Palm Beach County.

DeSantis issued the extension on the executive order hours before the current order was set to expire on July 1, now the moratorium is good until Aug. 1. And while renters who cannot afford to pay their rent told News 6 they were thankful, some landlords have said the move adds to their struggle. “I’m afraid that a lot of my owners cannot afford two more months of no rent,” Mehrlich said. Mehrlich said, while renters have received some financial assistance, like funding through the CARES Act, she said the landlords haven’t received much help. She said while they want to show compassion to the renters who are struggling, she would like to see help for the landlords who are hurting, too.

Central Florida organization worried about 'tidal wave' of evictionsPublished: July 1, 2020, 1:31 pmHeart of Florida United Way President Jeff Hayward said he feared thousands of families would face homelessness with Orange and Osceola counties reporting some of the state's highest unemployment rates.