The legislation, which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last month, also restricts — though it does not ban — land purchases by some citizens of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria and Venezuela.
to ban Chinese citizens from buying or owning property, but Florida’s was the first to be signed into law.
The first set of restrictions prohibits non-U.S. citizens from "foreign countries of concern" from buying or owning land within 10 miles of any “military installation” or “critical infrastructure facility” in Florida.
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