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Part I - State Housing Strategy (Ss. 420.0001-420.0006)
420.0001 - Short title. - History.—s. 2, ch. 88-376; s. 9, ch. 92-317.
420.0002 - Legislative findings. - (1) With cutbacks in federal assistance for housing programs, the...
420.0003 - State housing strategy. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of this act to...
420.0004 - Definitions. - (1) “Adjusted for family size” means adjusted in a manner...
420.0005 - State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund. - (1) There is established in the State Treasury a separate...
420.0006 - Authority to contract with corporation; contract requirements; nonperformance. - History.—s. 3, ch. 97-167; s. 2, ch. 98-56; s. 458,...
Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171)
420.101 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; creation, membership, and purposes. - (1) Twenty-five or more persons, a majority of whom shall...
420.102 - Definitions. - (1) “Board of directors” means the board of directors of...
420.111 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; additional powers. - (1) To elect, appoint, and employ officers, agents and employees...
420.112 - Authorization for certain relationships. - (1) All persons, including all domestic corporations organized for the...
420.123 - Stockholders; loan requirement. - (1) Any financial institution may request membership in the corporation...
420.124 - Stockholders; powers. - (1) To make, amend, and repeal bylaws. (2) To amend...
420.131 - Articles of incorporation; method of amending. - (1) The articles of incorporation may be amended by the...
420.141 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; deposits and examination. - (1) The corporation shall not deposit any of its funds...
420.161 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; period of existence; method of dissolution. - (1) The period of duration of the corporation shall be...
420.171 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; tax privileges and fiscal year. - (1) Any tax exemptions, tax credits, or tax privileges granted...
Part III - Low-Income Emergency Home Repair Program (S. 420.36)
420.36 - Low-income Emergency Home Repair Program. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Grantee”...
Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429)
420.421 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-259.
420.422 - Legislative findings. - (1) A substantial number of housing units in this state...
420.423 - Policy and purpose. - History.—s. 3, ch. 79-259; s. 2, ch. 85-265.
420.424 - Definitions. - (1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity. (2) “Local...
420.426 - Eligible applicants. - (1) Be a local government within this state; (2) Be...
420.427 - Project eligibility. - (1) Grants may be provided to local governments for: (a)...
420.428 - Eligible activities. - (1) Pay the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for the fee charged...
420.429 - Authority of the department. - (1) Make contracts and agreements with the Federal Government, other...
Part V - Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Ss. 420.501-420.55)
420.501 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 4, ch. 97-167.
420.502 - Legislative findings. - (1) The costs of developing, operating, and maintaining multifamily rental...
420.503 - Definitions. - (1) “Affordable housing debt” means debt issued by or loans...
420.504 - Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses. - (1) A public corporation and a public body corporate and...
420.505 - Meetings; quorum; voting. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 8, ch. 97-167.
420.506 - Executive director; agents and employees; inspector general. - (1) The appointment and removal of an executive director shall...
420.5061 - Transfer of agency assets and liabilities. - History.—s. 10, ch. 97-167; s. 5, ch. 98-56; s. 16,...
420.507 - Powers of the corporation. - (1) To sue and be sued, to have a seal,...
420.508 - Special powers; multifamily and single-family projects. - (1)(a) Purchase or take assignments of, and enter into commitments...
420.5087 - State Apartment Incentive Loan Program. - (1) Program funds shall be made available through a competitive...
420.5088 - Florida Homeownership Assistance Program. - (1) For loans made available pursuant to s. 420.507(23)(a)1. or...
420.5089 - HOME Investment Partnership Program; HOME Investment Partnership Fund. - (1) There is authorized to be established by the corporation...
420.509 - Revenue bonds. - (1) The issuance of revenue bonds to provide sufficient funds...
420.5092 - Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program. - (1) There is created the Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program...
420.5093 - State Housing Tax Credit Program. - (1) There is created the State Housing Tax Credit Program...
420.5095 - Community Workforce Housing Loan Program. - (1) The Legislature finds and declares that recent rapid increases...
420.5099 - Allocation of the low-income housing tax credit. - (1) The Florida Housing Finance Corporation is designated the housing...
420.51 - State and local government not liable on bonds or notes. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 20, ch. 97-167.
420.511 - Strategic business plan; long-range program plan; annual report; audited financial statements. - (1) The corporation shall develop a strategic business plan for...
420.512 - Conflicts of interest. - (1) If any member, officer, or employee of the corporation...
420.513 - Exemption from taxes and eligibility as investment. - (1) The property of the corporation, the transactions and operations...
420.514 - Corporate existence. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 24, ch. 97-167.
420.515 - Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161.
420.516 - Discrimination prohibited. - History.—s. 4, ch. 83-238.
420.517 - Affordable housing and job training coordination. - History.—s. 25, ch. 97-167.
420.518 - Fraudulent or material misrepresentation. - (1) An applicant or affiliate of an applicant may be...
420.521 - Short title. - History.—s. 13, ch. 88-376; s. 2, ch. 89-121; s. 1,...
420.522 - Legislative findings. - (1) There continues to exist a serious shortage of affordable...
420.523 - Purpose. - (1) Provide for financial and technical assistance to local governments,...
420.524 - Definitions relating to Predevelopment Loan Program Act. - (1) “Community-based organization” or “not-for-profit organization” means any group incorporated...
420.525 - Housing Predevelopment Fund. - (1) There is authorized to be established by the corporation...
420.526 - Predevelopment Loan Program; loans and grants authorized; activities eligible for support. - (1) The corporation is authorized to make loans and grants...
420.527 - Criteria for determining threshold compliance. - (1) The corporation shall establish the criteria for determining threshold...
420.528 - Rules; summary required with annual report. - (1) The corporation may adopt rules necessary to implement ss....
420.529 - Default by sponsor. - History.—s. 13, ch. 88-376; s. 17, ch. 92-317; s. 17,...
420.5295 - Applicability. - History.—s. 13, ch. 88-376. Note.—Former s. 420.33.
420.531 - Affordable Housing Catalyst Program. - (1) The corporation shall operate the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program...
420.55 - Housing; response to disasters. - History.—ss. 48, 53, ch. 2006-26; s. 31, ch. 2006-69.
Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)
420.601 - Short title. - History.—s. 2, ch. 86-192; s. 27, ch. 92-317.
420.6015 - Legislative findings. - (1) Decent, safe, and sanitary housing for persons of very...
420.602 - Definitions. - (1) “Adjusted for family size” means adjusted in a manner...
420.606 - Training and technical assistance program. - (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—In addition to the legislative findings set forth...
420.6075 - Research and planning for affordable housing; annual housing report. - (1) The research and planning functions of the department shall...
420.609 - Affordable Housing Study Commission. - (1) There is created the Affordable Housing Study Commission, which...
420.615 - Affordable housing land donation density bonus incentives. - (1) A local government may provide density bonus incentives pursuant...
420.621 - Definitions. - (1) “Continuum of care” means a group organized to carry...
420.622 - State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. - (1) The State Office on Homelessness is created within the...
420.6225 - Continuum of care. - (1) The purpose of a continuum of care, as defined...
420.6227 - Grant-in-aid program. - (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds and declares that many services...
420.6231 - Individual identifying information in homelessness counts and databases; public records exemption. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Individual...
420.626 - Homelessness; discharge guidelines. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature, to encourage...
420.6265 - Rapid ReHousing. - (1) The Rapid ReHousing response to homelessness differs from traditional...
420.6275 - Housing First. - (1) The Housing First approach to homelessness provides permanent housing...
420.628 - Affordable housing for children and young adults leaving foster care; legislative findings and intent. - (1)(a) The Legislature finds that there are many young adults...
420.630 - Short title. - History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
420.631 - Definitions relating to Urban Homesteading Act. - (1) “Authority” or “housing authority” means any of the public...
420.632 - Authority to operate. - History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
420.633 - Eligibility. - (1) The applicant or his or her spouse is employed...
420.634 - Application process; deed to qualified buyer. - (1) A qualified buyer may apply to a local government...
420.635 - Loans to qualified buyers. - History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378; s. 338, ch. 2011-142.
Part VII - State Housing Initiatives Partnership (Ss. 420.907-420.9089)
420.907 - Short title. - History.—s. 32, ch. 92-317.
420.9071 - Definitions. - (1) “Adjusted for family size” means adjusted in a manner...
420.9072 - State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. - (1)(a) In addition to the legislative findings set forth in...
420.9073 - Local housing distributions. - (1) Distributions calculated in this section shall be disbursed on...
420.9075 - Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. - (1)(a) Each county or eligible municipality participating in the State...
420.9076 - Adoption of affordable housing incentive strategies; committees. - (1) Each county or eligible municipality participating in the State...
420.9079 - Local Government Housing Trust Fund. - (1) There is created in the State Treasury the Local...
420.9089 - National Housing Trust Fund. - History.—s. 12, ch. 2016-210.