Overview
- Florida may again enforce SB 264 while litigation continues in the Eleventh Circuit.
- the law restricts non‑citizens and non‑permanent residents from China, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Syria from buying property in designated zones near military and other critical sites.
- Limited exceptions allow eligible visa holders and some asylum applicants to buy one home of up to two acres located more than five miles from military installations.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier hailed the decision as a national‑security victory as the ACLU criticized the policy as discriminatory and harmful to immigrants’ rights.
- Passed in 2023 under Gov. Ron DeSantis, the measure now reintroduces uncertainty for real‑estate transactions and is expected to prompt further legal challenges.