Senate Bill 264 was intended to bar citizens of China from buying land near military installations and infrastructure facilities, but the plaintiffs who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis allege in a new filing that other Asians are feeling the effects of the new law.

As previously reported in the Florida Record, Shen v. Simpson was filed May 22 in the Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division alleging SB 264 is unconstitutional.

“The irreparable harms of SB 264 are already being felt by Plaintiffs and other Asians in Florida, who today face discrimination when seeking to buy homes,” ACLU Attorney Ashley Gorski wrote in her motion in support of a preliminary injunction. “These harms are also roiling the real estate market in Florida, where some lenders are now refusing to do business with any Chinese national. And the equities weigh decisively in Plaintiffs’ favor.”

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