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FL Stat § 420.628 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.628 - Affordable housing for children and young adults leaving foster care; legislative findings and intent.

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 who, through no fault of their own, live in foster families, group homes, and institutions, and face numerous barriers to a successful transition to adulthood. Young adults who are leaving the child welfare system may enter adulthood lacking the knowledge, skills, attitudes, habits, and relationships that will enable them to become productive members of society.(b) The Legislature further finds that the main barriers to safe and affordable housing for such young adults are cost, lack of availability, the unwillingness of landlords to rent to such youth due to perceived regulatory barriers, and a lack of knowledge about how to be a good tenant. These barriers cause young adults to be at risk of becoming homeless.(c) The Legislature also finds that young adults who leave the child welfare system are disproportionately represented in the homeless population. Without the stability of safe and affordable housing, all other services, training, and opportunities provided to such young adults may not be effective. Making affordable housing available will decrease the chance of homelessness and may increase the ability of such young adults to live independently.(d) The Legislature intends that the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, agencies within the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program, local housing finance agencies, public housing authorities, and their agents, and other providers of affordable housing coordinate with the Department of Children and Families, their agents, and community-based care providers who provide services under s. 409.986 to develop and implement strategies and procedures designed to make affordable housing available whenever and wherever possible to young adults who leave the child welfare system.(2) Young adults who leave the child welfare system meet the definition of eligible persons under ss. 420.503(17) and 420.9071(11) for affordable housing, and are encouraged to participate in federal, state, and local affordable housing programs. Students deemed to be eligible occupants under 26 U.S.C. s. 42(i)(3)(D) shall be considered eligible persons for purposes of all projects funded under this chapter.History.—s. 25, ch. 2009-96; s. 5, ch. 2009-164; s. 97, ch. 2010-5; s. 11, ch. 2011-15; s. 240, ch. 2014-19; s. 60, ch. 2014-224; s. 33, ch. 2021-51.
FL Stat § 420.630 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.630 - Short title.

420.630 Short title.—Sections 420.630-420.635 may be cited as the “Urban Homesteading Act.”History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
FL Stat § 420.631 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.631 - Definitions relating to Urban Homesteading Act.

420.631 Definitions relating to Urban Homesteading Act.—As used in ss. 420.630-420.635:(1) “Authority” or “housing authority” means any of the public corporations created under s. 421.04.(2) “Homestead agreement” means a written contract between a local government or its designee and a qualified buyer which contains the terms under which the qualified buyer may acquire a single-family housing property.(3) “Local government” means any county or incorporated municipality within this state.(4) “Designee” means a housing authority appointed by a local government, or a nonprofit community organization appointed by a local government, to administer the urban homesteading program for single-family housing under ss. 420.630-420.635.(5) “Nonprofit community organization” means an organization that is exempt from taxation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.(6) “Office” means the Office of Urban Opportunity within the Department of Economic Opportunity.(7) “Qualified buyer” means a person who meets the criteria under s. 420.633.(8) “Qualified loan rate” means an interest rate that does not exceed the interest rate charged for home improvement loans by the Federal Housing Administration under Title I of the National Housing Act, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, or 12 U.S.C. ss. 1702, 1703, 1705, and 1706b et seq.History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378; s. 23, ch. 2004-243; s. 337, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 420.632 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.632 - Authority to operate.

420.632 Authority to operate.—By resolution, subject to federal and state law, and in consultation with the Office of Urban Opportunity, a local government or its designee may operate a program that makes foreclosed single-family housing properties available to qualified buyers to purchase. This urban homesteading program is intended to be one component of a comprehensive urban-core redevelopment initiative known as Front Porch Florida, implemented by the Office of Urban Opportunity.History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
FL Stat § 420.633 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.633 - Eligibility.

420.633 Eligibility.—An applicant is eligible to enter into a homestead agreement to acquire single-family housing property as a qualified buyer under ss. 420.630-420.635 if:(1) The applicant or his or her spouse is employed and has been employed for the immediately preceding 12 months;(2) The applicant or his or her spouse has not been convicted of a drug-related felony within the immediately preceding 3 years;(3) All school-age children of the applicant or his or her spouse who will reside in the single-family housing property attend school regularly; and(4) The applicant and his or her spouse have incomes below the median for the state, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, for families with the same number of family members as the applicant and his or her spouse.History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
FL Stat § 420.634 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.634 - Application process; deed to qualified buyer.

420.634 Application process; deed to qualified buyer.—(1) A qualified buyer may apply to a local government or its designee to acquire single-family housing property. The application must be in a form and in a manner provided by the local government or its designee. If the application is approved, the qualified buyer and the local government or its designee shall enter into a homestead agreement for the single-family housing property. The local government or its designee may add additional terms and conditions to the homestead agreement.(2) The local government or its designee shall deed or cause to be deeded the single-family housing property to the qualified buyer for $1 if the qualified buyer:(a) Is in compliance with the terms of the homestead agreement for at least 5 years or has resided in the single-family housing property before the local government or its designee adopts the urban homesteading program;(b) Resides in that property for at least 5 years;(c) Meets the criteria in the homestead agreement; and(d) Has otherwise promptly met his or her financial obligations with the local government or its designee.However, if the local government or its designee has received federal funds for which bonds or notes were issued and those bonds or notes are outstanding for the housing project where the single-family housing property is located, the local government or its designee shall deed the property to the qualified buyer only upon payment of the pro rata share of the bonded debt on that specific property by the qualified buyer. The local government or its designee shall obtain the appropriate releases from the holders of the bonds or notes.History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
FL Stat § 420.635 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions for Homeless; Family Emergency Assistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)|420.635 - Loans to qualified buyers.

420.635 Loans to qualified buyers.—Contingent upon an appropriation, the Department of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the Office of Urban Opportunity, shall provide loans to qualified buyers who are required to pay the pro rata portion of the bonded debt on single-family housing pursuant to s. 420.634. Loans provided under this section shall be made at a rate of interest which does not exceed the qualified loan rate. A buyer must maintain the qualifications specified in s. 420.633 for the full term of the loan. The loan agreement may contain additional terms and conditions as determined by the department.History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378; s. 338, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 420.907 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VII - State Housing Initiatives Partnership (Ss. 420.907-420.9089)|420.907 - Short title.

420.907 Short title.—Sections 420.907-420.9079 may be cited as the “State Housing Initiatives Partnership Act.”History.—s. 32, ch. 92-317.
FL Stat § 420.9079 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VII - State Housing Initiatives Partnership (Ss. 420.907-420.9089)|420.9079 - Local Government Housing Trust Fund.

420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund.—(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Local Government Housing Trust Fund, which shall be administered by the corporation on behalf of the department according to the provisions of ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section. There shall be deposited into the fund a portion of the documentary stamp tax revenues as provided in s. 201.15, moneys received from any other source for the purposes of ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section, and all proceeds derived from the investment of such moneys. Moneys in the fund that are not currently needed for the purposes of the programs administered pursuant to ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be invested as provided by law. The interest received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund.(2) The corporation shall administer the fund exclusively for the purpose of implementing the programs described in ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section. With the exception of monitoring the activities of counties and eligible municipalities to determine local compliance with program requirements, the corporation shall not receive appropriations from the fund for administrative or personnel costs. For the purpose of implementing the compliance monitoring provisions of s. 420.9075(9), the corporation may request a maximum of one-quarter of 1 percent of the annual appropriation per state fiscal year. When such funding is appropriated, the corporation shall deduct the amount appropriated prior to calculating the local housing distribution pursuant to ss. 420.9072 and 420.9073.(3) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, funds may be used as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2021.History.—s. 32, ch. 92-317; s. 40, ch. 97-167; s. 16, ch. 98-56; s. 25, ch. 2006-69; s. 11, ch. 2009-2; s. 32, ch. 2009-96; s. 18, ch. 2011-15; s. 87, ch. 2015-229; s. 74, ch. 2018-10; s. 96, ch. 2019-116; s. 87, ch. 2020-114.
FL Stat § 420.9089 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 420 - Housing|Part VII - State Housing Initiatives Partnership (Ss. 420.907-420.9089)|420.9089 - National Housing Trust Fund.

420.9089 National Housing Trust Fund.—The Legislature finds that more funding for housing to assist individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness is needed and encourages the state entity designated to administer funds made available to the state from the National Housing Trust Fund to propose an allocation plan that includes strategies to reduce homelessness and the risk of homelessness in this state. These strategies shall be in addition to strategies developed under s. 420.5087.History.—s. 12, ch. 2016-210.
FL Stat § 421.001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.001 - State role in housing and urban development.

421.001 State role in housing and urban development.—The role of state government required by part I of chapter 421 (Housing Authorities Law), chapter 422 (Housing Cooperation Law), and chapter 423 (Tax Exemption of Housing Authorities) is the responsibility of the Department of Economic Opportunity; and the department is the agency of state government responsible for the state’s role in housing and urban development.History.—s. 18, ch. 69-106; s. 50, ch. 81-167; s. 53, ch. 83-55; s. 7, ch. 2000-342; s. 339, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 421.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.01 - Short title.

421.01 Short title.—Part I of this chapter may be referred to as the “Housing Authorities Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-a).
FL Stat § 421.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.02 - Finding and declaration of necessity.

421.02 Finding and declaration of necessity.—It is hereby declared that:(1) There exist in the state insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations and that persons of low income are forced to reside in such insanitary or unsafe accommodations; that within the state there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents which persons of low income can afford and that such persons are forced to occupy overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations; that the aforesaid conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state and impair economic values; that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health, welfare and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities.(2) Blighted areas in the state cannot be revitalized, nor can the shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons of low income be relieved, solely through the operation of private enterprise.(3) The clearance, replanning and reconstruction of the areas in which insanitary or unsafe housing conditions exist and the providing of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, including the acquisition by a housing authority of property to be used for or in connection with housing projects or appurtenant thereto, are exclusively public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of public concern.(4) The necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted, is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.History.—s. 2, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-b); s. 2, ch. 2005-54.
FL Stat § 421.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.04 - Creation of housing authorities.

421.04 Creation of housing authorities.—(1) In each city, as herein defined, there is hereby created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “Housing Authority” of the city; provided, however, that such authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers hereunder until or unless the governing body of the city by proper resolution shall declare that there is need for an authority to function in such city. The determination as to whether there is such need for an authority to function:(a) May be made by the governing body on its own motion; or(b) Shall be made by the governing body upon the filing of a petition signed by 25 residents of the city asserting that there is need for an authority to function in such city and requesting that the governing body so declare.(2) The governing body may adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a housing authority in the city if it shall find that:(a) Insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such city; or(b) There is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such city available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford. In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or insanitary said governing body may take into consideration the degree of overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the light, air, space and access available to the inhabitants of such dwelling accommodations, the size and arrangement of the rooms, the sanitary facilities, and the extent to which conditions exist in such buildings which endanger life or property by fire or other causes.(3) In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of the authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers hereunder upon proof of the adoption of a resolution by the governing body declaring the need for the authority. Such resolution or resolutions shall be sufficient if it declares that there is such need for an authority and finds in substantially the foregoing terms, no further detail being necessary, that either or both of the above enumerated conditions exist in the city. A copy of such resolution duly certified by the clerk shall be admissible in evidence in any suit, action or proceeding.(4) Regardless of the date of its creation, a housing authority may not apply to the Federal Government to seize any projects, units, or vouchers of another established housing authority, irrespective of each housing authority’s areas of operation.History.—s. 4, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-d); s. 13, ch. 2016-210.
FL Stat § 421.06 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.06 - Commissioners or employees prohibited from acquiring interests in housing projects and required to disclose interests in specified properties; exception.

421.06 Commissioners or employees prohibited from acquiring interests in housing projects and required to disclose interests in specified properties; exception.—Except for the leasehold interest held by a tenant-commissioner in the housing project in which he or she is a tenant, no commissioner or employee of an authority shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he or she have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any housing project. If a commissioner or employee of an authority owns or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned to be included in any housing project, he or she shall immediately disclose the same in writing to the authority. Such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority. Failure so to disclose such interest constitutes misconduct in office.History.—s. 6, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-f); s. 2, ch. 84-250; s. 83, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 421.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.07 - Removal of commissioners.

421.07 Removal of commissioners.—For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of an authority may be removed by the mayor with the concurrence of the governing body, but a commissioner shall be removed only after he or she shall have been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing thereon and had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. In the event of the removal of any commissioner, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the clerk.History.—s. 7, ch. 17981; 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-g); s. 2, ch. 59-413; s. 84, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 421.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.09 - Operation not for profit.

421.09 Operation not for profit.—(1) It is the policy of this state that each housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations, and that a housing authority may not construct or operate any such project for profit, or as a source of revenue to the city. To this end an authority may not fix the rentals for dwellings in its project at a higher rate than it finds necessary in order to produce revenues that, together with all other available moneys, revenue, income, and receipts of the authority from whatever sources derived, will be sufficient:(a) To pay, as they become due, the principal and interest on the debentures of the authority;(b) To meet the cost of, and to provide for, maintaining and operating the projects, including the cost of any insurance and the administrative expenses of the authority; and(c) To create, during not less than the 6 years immediately succeeding its issuance of any debentures, a reserve sufficient to meet the largest principal and interest payments that will be due on such debentures in any one year thereafter, and to maintain such reserve.(2) This section does not prohibit or restrict the activities or operations of a business entity created under s. 421.08(8).History.—s. 9, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-i); s. 4, ch. 2005-54.
FL Stat § 421.091 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 421 - Public Housing|Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)|421.091 - Financial accounting and investments; fiscal year.

421.091 Financial accounting and investments; fiscal year.—(1) A complete and full financial accounting and audit in accordance with federal audit standards of public housing agencies shall be made biennially by a certified public accountant and submitted to the Federal Government in accordance with its policies. Housing authorities are otherwise exempt from the reporting requirements of s. 218.32.(2) The fiscal year of a housing authority shall be the fiscal year established by the Federal Government.History.—s. 3, ch. 59-413; s. 2, ch. 78-165; s. 3, ch. 83-106; s. 15, ch. 2016-210.