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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services › 415.1099 - Court and Witness Fees Not Allowed.

415.1099 Court and witness fees not allowed.—In all proceedings under ss. 415.101-415.113, court fees must not be charged to the department; to any party to a petition; to any legal custodian of records, documents, or persons; or to any adult named in a summons. In a proceeding under ss. 415.101-415.113, witness fees are not allowed to the department; to any party to a petition; to any legal custodian of records, documents, or persons; or to any adult named in a summons.
History.—s. 108, ch. 95-418.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services › 415.1102 - Adult Protection Teams.

415.1102 Adult protection teams.—
(1) Subject to an appropriation, the department may develop, maintain, and coordinate the services of one or more multidisciplinary adult protection teams in each of the districts of the department. As used in this section, the term “multidisciplinary adult protection team” means a team of two or more persons who are trained in the prevention, identification, and treatment of abuse of elderly persons, as defined in s. 430.602, or of dependent persons and who are qualified to provide a broad range of services related to abuse of elderly or dependent persons.
(2) Such teams may be composed of, but need not be limited to:
(a) Psychiatrists, psychologists, or other trained counseling personnel;
(b) Police officers or other law enforcement officers;
(c) Medical personnel who have sufficient training to provide health services;
(d) Social workers who have experience or training in preventing the abuse of elderly or dependent persons; and
(e) Public and professional guardians as described in part II of chapter 744.
(3) The department shall utilize and convene the teams to supplement the protective services activities of the protective services program of the department.
(4) This section does not prevent a person from reporting under s. 415.1034 all suspected or known cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The role of the teams is to support activities of the protective services program and to provide services deemed by the teams to be necessary and appropriate to abused, neglected, and exploited vulnerable adults upon referral. Services must be provided with the consent of the vulnerable adult or that person’s guardian, or through court order.
(5) If an adult protection team is providing certain services to abused, neglected, or exploited vulnerable adults, other offices and units of the department shall avoid duplicating those services.
History.—s. 32, ch. 89-294; s. 48, ch. 90-306; s. 109, ch. 95-418; s. 6, ch. 98-182; s. 71, ch. 2000-153; s. 39, ch. 2000-349; s. 2, ch. 2003-262; s. 35, ch. 2016-40.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services › 415.1105 - Training Programs.

415.1105 Training programs.—
(1) The department shall, within available resources, provide appropriate preservice and inservice training for adult protective investigation staff.
(2) Within available resources, the department shall cooperate with other appropriate agencies in developing and providing preservice and inservice training programs for those persons specified in s. 415.1034(1)(a).
History.—s. 110, ch. 95-418; s. 65, ch. 2013-18.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services › 415.1111 - Civil Actions.

415.1111 Civil actions.—A vulnerable adult who has been abused, neglected, or exploited as specified in this chapter has a cause of action against any perpetrator and may recover actual and punitive damages for such abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The action may be brought by the vulnerable adult, or that person’s guardian, by a person or organization acting on behalf of the vulnerable adult with the consent of that person or that person’s guardian, or by the personal representative of the estate of a deceased victim without regard to whether the cause of death resulted from the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such action and to recover actual and punitive damages for any deprivation of or infringement on the rights of a vulnerable adult. A party who prevails in any such action may be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees, costs of the action, and damages. The remedies provided in this section are in addition to and cumulative with other legal and administrative remedies available to a vulnerable adult. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any civil action for damages against any licensee or entity who establishes, controls, conducts, manages, or operates a facility licensed under part II of chapter 400 relating to its operation of the licensed facility shall be brought pursuant to s. 400.023, or against any licensee or entity who establishes, controls, conducts, manages, or operates a facility licensed under part I of chapter 429 relating to its operation of the licensed facility shall be brought pursuant to s. 429.29. Such licensee or entity shall not be vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of its employees or agents or any other third party in an action brought under this section.
History.—s. 112, ch. 95-418; s. 23, ch. 96-418; s. 41, ch. 2000-349; s. 12, ch. 2001-45; s. 86, ch. 2006-197.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services › 415.1115 - Civil Actions Involving Elderly Parties; Speedy Trial.

415.1115 Civil actions involving elderly parties; speedy trial.—In a civil action in which a person over the age of 65 is a party, such party may move the court to advance the trial on the docket. The presiding judge, after consideration of the age and health of the party, may advance the trial on the docket. The motion may be filed and served with the initial complaint or at any time thereafter.
History.—s. 1, ch. 91-251; s. 115, ch. 95-418.
Note.—Former s. 415.114.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services › 415.113 - Statutory Construction; Treatment by Spiritual Means.

415.113 Statutory construction; treatment by spiritual means.—Nothing in ss. 415.101-415.1115 shall be construed to mean a person is abused, neglected, or in need of emergency or protective services for the sole reason that the person relies upon and is, therefore, being furnished treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a well-recognized church or religious denomination or organization; nor shall anything in such sections be construed to authorize, permit, or require any medical care or treatment in contravention of the stated or implied objection of such person. Such construction does not:
(1) Eliminate the requirement that such a case be reported to the department;
(2) Prevent the department from investigating such a case; or
(3) Preclude a court from ordering, when the health of the individual requires it, the provision of medical services by a licensed physician or treatment by a duly accredited practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing in accordance with the tenets and practices of a well-recognized church or religious denomination or organization.
History.—s. 1, ch. 85-143; s. 114, ch. 95-418; s. 43, ch. 2000-349; s. 53, ch. 2016-10.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.20 - Creation of Recreation Districts Authorized.

418.20 Creation of recreation districts authorized.—Each municipality and county in the state is authorized to create one or more recreation districts comprising the whole of or any part of the territory of said municipality and by counties only in the unincorporated areas of each county. Each such district shall be established by ordinance approved by a vote of the electors in the district in accordance with s. 165.041. Such ordinance, as it may from time to time be amended by the governing body of said municipality or county and approved by a vote of the electors in the district, shall constitute the charter of the recreation district. The electors residing in a proposed district may petition the governing body of the city or county to create a recreation district. If a majority of electors has signed the petition, no referendum shall be required to create the district.
History.—s. 1, ch. 78-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.21 - Governing Body.

418.21 Governing body.—
(1) The governing body of a recreation district shall be determined by ordinance of the municipality or county that created the district and must be either:
(a) A five-member or larger board of supervisors elected from among the residents of the district, or
(b) The governing body of the municipality or county that created the district.
(2)(a) If the governing body is a board of supervisors, the ordinance must specify the date of the election and must provide that each property owner or resident in the district has the right to vote in the election. The ordinance may also provide for the staggering of terms of the supervisors. The ordinance may also provide for the establishment of designated geographic areas within the district from each of which are elected one or more members of the board of supervisors to represent that area, provided the ordinance is made contingent on approval by a majority vote of the electors in each designated area.
(b) Members of the board of supervisors shall serve without compensation.
(3) If the governing body is the governing body of the municipality or county that created the district, that body may appoint a district advisory board to advise it on all matters relating to the district. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation.
History.—s. 4, ch. 78-237; s. 1, ch. 79-258; s. 24, ch. 94-350.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.23 - Limitation on Power of Districts.

418.23 Limitation on power of districts.—The charter of any recreation district may contain such limitations and restrictions on any of the powers named in s. 418.22 as the governing body of the municipality or county may from time to time determine, but no such restriction shall result in impairing the ability of a district to carry out any contract made by such district prior to the adoption of such restriction.
History.—s. 3, ch. 78-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.24 - Filing of Ordinance.

418.24 Filing of ordinance.—Any ordinance creating or amending the charter of a recreation district, upon being finally adopted, shall be filed in the minutes of the governing body of the municipality or county, and certified copies thereof shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which said district is located and with the property appraiser of said county. The charter of a recreation district may contain findings by the governing body of the municipality or county:
(1) That the creation of such district is the best alternative available for delivering recreational service.
(2) That such district is amenable to separate special district government.
(3) That all of the territory in the district will be benefited by proposed improvements to be made by said district.
(4) That, for recreation districts created for exclusive use by a condominium established pursuant to chapter 718 or a cooperative established under chapter 719, based upon the number of residents, potential for proliferation of crime, automobile traffic flow, district development, availability of other recreational facilities outside the district, excessive noise levels, or other factors applicable to the particular district, a valid and paramount public purpose will be served by making the recreational facilities available exclusively for district residents and property owners.
If such charter contains any one or more such findings, each such finding may be reviewed by a court only as part of any review of the ordinance making such finding.
History.—s. 6, ch. 78-237; s. 26, ch. 94-350.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.25 - Actions by Aggrieved Parties.

418.25 Actions by aggrieved parties.—Any person feeling aggrieved by the adoption of an ordinance granting or amending the charter of a recreation district may bring, within the period hereinafter prescribed, an appropriate action in the circuit court of the state for that county in which the municipality is located for declaratory or injunctive relief on the grounds that the adoption of said ordinance or any part thereof was arbitrary, capricious, confiscatory, or violative of constitutional guarantees. Such action may be brought at any time during a period beginning immediately upon the adoption of said ordinance and ending no later than the earlier to occur of:
(1) One year from the date of adoption of said ordinance; or
(2) The date of judicial validation of the first bonds, tax bonds, or revenue bonds of said district to be authorized and validated after the adoption of the ordinance under chapter 75.
After the expiration of said period, no one shall have any right or cause of action to challenge such ordinance or the existence of any recreation district created thereby, whether such challenge be brought under this law or under any other law.
History.—s. 7, ch. 78-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.26 - Assessment Records.

418.26 Assessment records.—The assessment records for the municipality or county in which a recreation district is located shall be the official assessment records for any recreation district created pursuant to this act. The official charged with keeping said assessment records shall, at the request of the governing body of any recreation district, provide an assessment roll for any such district showing the assessed valuation of taxable property in said district. Unless otherwise provided by the charter of a recreation district, the official who collects taxes in the municipality or county shall be the tax collector of said district. Taxes of any such district shall be payable at the same time as, and shall be secured by a lien on taxable property the same as, municipal or county taxes. Enforcement of any such tax lien shall be in the same manner and by the same officials as enforcement of liens for municipal or county taxes.
History.—s. 5, ch. 78-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.30 - Creation of Mobile Home Park Recreation Districts.

418.30 Creation of mobile home park recreation districts.—Any municipality or county in the state is authorized to create one or more mobile home park recreation districts. Each such district shall be limited to the boundaries of a mobile home park and shall be established by an ordinance approved by a vote of the electors residing in the proposed district. Such ordinance, as it may from time to time be amended by the governing body of the municipality or county and approved by a vote of the electors in the district, shall constitute the charter of the district. The electors residing in a proposed district may petition the governing body of the municipality or county to create a mobile home park recreation district. If a majority of electors of the proposed district has signed the petition, no referendum shall be required to create the district.
History.—s. 34, ch. 83-204.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.306 - Bonds of the Mobile Home Park Recreation District.

418.306 Bonds of the mobile home park recreation district.—The trustees may construct, acquire, or improve real or personal property of the district and may issue refunding bonds or other obligations for such purposes in conformance with the applicable provisions of chapter 215. Public bonds, notes, and other securities may be issued to provide funds for such purposes by resolution adopted by the trustees, which resolution may be adopted at the same meeting at which it is introduced and may take effect immediately upon adoption. The bonds shall bear interest, payable semiannually, at a rate fixed in the resolution, subject to s. 215.84, and may be in one or more series; may bear such date or dates; may mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their respective dates; may be made payable in such medium of payment, at such place, within or without the state; may carry such registration privileges; may be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium; may be executed in such manner; may contain such terms, covenants, and conditions; and may be in such form, either coupon or registered, as provided in such resolution or a subsequent resolution. The bonds may be sold all at one time or in blocks from time to time, at public or private sale, or, if they are refunding bonds, may also be delivered and exchanged for the outstanding obligations to be refunded thereby, in such manner as the trustees determine by resolution, and at such price or prices computed according to standard tables of bond value as will yield to the purchasers or the holders of the obligations surrendered in exchange, in the case of refunding bonds, income at a rate pursuant to s. 215.84 to the maturity dates of the several bonds so sold or exchanged on the money paid or the principal amount of obligations surrendered therefor to the district. Pending the preparation of the definitive bonds, interim certificates or receipts or temporary bonds in such form and with such provisions as the trustees determine may be issued to the purchaser or purchasers of the bonds. The bonds, and such interim certificates or receipts or temporary bonds, shall be fully negotiable.
History.—s. 37, ch. 83-204.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 418 - Recreation Districts › 418.309 - Abolishment of the Mobile Home Park Recreation District.

418.309 Abolishment of the mobile home park recreation district.—The district created pursuant to this act may be abolished by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the district at an election called by the trustees of the district for such purpose, which election shall be held and notice thereof given under the same requirements as are set forth for the creation of the district. The district may not be abolished while it has outstanding indebtedness unless adequate provision is made for the liquidation of such outstanding indebtedness.
History.—s. 38, ch. 83-204.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part I - State Housing Strategy (Ss. 420.0001-420.0006) › 420.0001 - Short title.

420.0001 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “State Housing Strategy Act.”
History.—s. 2, ch. 88-376; s. 9, ch. 92-317.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part I - State Housing Strategy (Ss. 420.0001-420.0006) › 420.0002 - Legislative findings.

420.0002 Legislative findings.—The Legislature finds that:
(1) With cutbacks in federal assistance for housing programs, the projected population growth of the state, and the impact of the 1986 Tax Reform Act, Florida is experiencing a critical affordable housing shortage.
(2) The failure of the state to commit sufficient resources to address the severe housing problems has resulted in many residents of this state continuing to live in substandard or unaffordable housing or without shelter.
(3) Only seven states report a greater per capita need for low-income rental housing units than this state.
(4) First-time home buyers are growing in numbers, but, due to present trends, are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase a home because of the lack of up-front capital to pay higher down payments, insurance premiums, and other closing costs.
(5) Approximately 12 percent of the elderly population of this state live in poverty and in deplorable housing conditions.
(6) There exists a need for the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of multifamily elderly housing to meet existing and future housing needs.
(7) Escalating land and predevelopment costs and project financing contribute to the overall cost of housing and tend to restrict the development of housing affordable to very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate-income persons.
(8) Existing state housing programs do not provide an adequate remedy to meet current or future housing needs.
(9) As a matter of public policy, special programs are needed to stimulate public and private enterprises to build and rehabilitate housing in order to provide decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate-income persons.
(10) The state should provide incentives for the formation of public-private partnerships as the means of achieving the greatest reduction in housing costs. The state should support partnership initiatives through regulatory relief, a streamlined application process for state-level programs, training, technical assistance, and flexible funding to enable local governments to meet local needs and to match federal funds.
History.—s. 2, ch. 88-376; s. 10, ch. 92-317.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part I - State Housing Strategy (Ss. 420.0001-420.0006) › 420.0005 - State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund.

420.0005 State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund.—
(1) There is established in the State Treasury a separate trust fund to be named the “State Housing Trust Fund.” There shall be deposited in the fund all moneys appropriated by the Legislature, or moneys received from any other source, for the purpose of this chapter, and all proceeds derived from the use of such moneys. The fund shall be administered by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation on behalf of the department, as specified in this chapter. Money deposited to the fund and appropriated by the Legislature must, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 216 or s. 420.504(3), be transferred quarterly in advance, to the extent available, or, if not so available, as soon as received into the State Housing Trust Fund, and subject to the provisions of s. 420.5092(6)(a) and (b) by the Chief Financial Officer to the corporation upon certification by the Secretary of Economic Opportunity that the corporation is in compliance with the requirements of s. 420.0006. The certification made by the secretary shall also include the split of funds among programs administered by the corporation and the department as specified in chapter 92-317, Laws of Florida, as amended. Moneys advanced by the Chief Financial Officer must be deposited by the corporation into a separate fund established with a qualified public depository meeting the requirements of chapter 280 to be named the “State Housing Fund” and used for the purposes of this chapter. Administrative and personnel costs incurred in implementing this chapter may be paid from the State Housing Fund, but such costs may not exceed 5 percent of the moneys deposited into such fund. To the State Housing Fund shall be credited all loan repayments, penalties, and other fees and charges accruing to such fund under this chapter. It is the intent of this chapter that all loan repayments, penalties, and other fees and charges collected be credited in full to the program account from which the loan originated. Moneys in the State Housing Fund which are not currently needed for the purposes of this chapter shall be invested in such manner as is provided for by statute. The interest received on any such investment shall be credited to the State Housing Fund.
(2) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, funds may be used as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2023.
History.—s. 2, ch. 88-376; s. 11, ch. 92-317; s. 2, ch. 97-167; s. 1, ch. 98-56; s. 457, ch. 2003-261; s. 47, ch. 2005-71; s. 13, ch. 2007-6; s. 10, ch. 2009-2; s. 324, ch. 2011-142; s. 66, ch. 2012-96; s. 75, ch. 2018-10; s. 97, ch. 2019-116; s. 88, ch. 2020-114; s. 38, ch. 2021-25; s. 19, ch. 2022-5; s. 78, ch. 2022-157.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part I - State Housing Strategy (Ss. 420.0001-420.0006) › 420.0006 - Authority to contract with corporation; contract requirements; nonperformance.

420.0006 Authority to contract with corporation; contract requirements; nonperformance.—The Secretary of Economic Opportunity shall contract, notwithstanding part I of chapter 287, with the Florida Housing Finance Corporation on a multiyear basis to stimulate, provide, and foster affordable housing in the state. The contract must incorporate the performance measures required by s. 420.511 and be consistent with the corporation’s strategic business plan prepared in accordance with s. 420.511. The contract must provide that if the corporation fails to comply with a performance measure required by s. 420.511, the secretary shall notify the Governor and refer the nonperformance to the department’s inspector general for review and determination as to whether such failure is due to forces beyond the corporation’s control or whether such failure is due to inadequate management of the corporation’s resources. Advances shall continue to be made pursuant to s. 420.0005 during the pendency of the review. If such failure is due to outside forces, it may not be deemed a violation of the contract. If such failure is due to inadequate management, the department’s inspector general shall provide recommendations regarding solutions. The Governor may resolve differences of opinion with respect to performance under the contract and may request that advances continue in the event of a failure under the contract due to inadequate management. The Chief Financial Officer shall approve the request absent a finding by the Chief Financial Officer that continuing such advances would adversely impact the state; however, the Chief Financial Officer shall provide advances sufficient to meet the debt service requirements of the corporation and sufficient to fund contracts committing funds from the State Housing Trust Fund if such contracts are in accordance with the laws of this state.
History.—s. 3, ch. 97-167; s. 2, ch. 98-56; s. 458, ch. 2003-261; s. 8, ch. 2011-189; s. 67, ch. 2012-96; s. 8, ch. 2013-83; s. 39, ch. 2021-25.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.112 - Authorization for certain relationships.

420.112 Authorization for certain relationships.—Notwithstanding any rule at common law or any provision of any general or special law or any provision in their respective charters, agreements of association, articles of organization, or trust indentures:
(1) All persons, including all domestic corporations organized for the purpose of carrying on business within this state, and further including without implied limitation public utility companies and foreign corporations licensed to do business within this state, all financial institutions as defined herein, and all trusts, are authorized to acquire, purchase, hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any bonds, securities, or other evidences of indebtedness created by the corporation, all without the approval of any regulatory authority of the state except as otherwise provided in this part.
(2) All financial institutions are authorized to become stockholders of the corporation and to make loans to the corporation as provided herein.
(3) Each financial institution which becomes a stockholder of the corporation is hereby authorized, as an owner of capital stock, to exercise all the rights, powers, and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon, all without the approval of any regulatory authority of the state, except as provided herein.
(4) The amount of capital stock of the corporation which any stockholder is authorized to acquire pursuant to the authority granted herein is in addition to the amount of capital stock in corporations which such stockholder may otherwise be authorized to acquire.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.123 - Stockholders; loan requirement.

420.123 Stockholders; loan requirement.—
(1) Any financial institution may request membership in the corporation by making application to the board of directors on such form and in such manner as the board of directors may require, and membership shall become effective upon acceptance of the application in the manner designated by the board. Each member stockholder of the corporation shall make loans to the corporation as and when called upon by it to do so on such terms and other conditions as shall be approved from time to time by the board of directors, except that the total amount outstanding on loans to the corporation made by any member at any one time, when added to the amount of the investment in the capital stock of the corporation then held by such member, shall not exceed the following limit, to be determined as of the time such member becomes a member on the basis of the audited balance sheet of such member at the close of its fiscal year immediately preceding its application for membership or, in the case of an insurance company, its last annual statement to the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission: 5 percent of the capital and surplus of commercial banks and trust companies; 5 percent of the total outstanding loans made by savings and loan associations and building and loan associations; 5 percent of the capital and unassigned surplus of stock insurance companies, except fire insurance companies; 5 percent of the unassigned surplus of mutual insurance companies, except fire insurance companies; 0.2 percent of the assets of fire insurance companies; and such limits as may be approved by the board of directors of the corporation for other financial institutions.
(2) Each call made by the corporation shall be prorated among the members of the corporation in substantially the same proportion that the adjusted loan limit of each member bears to the aggregate of the adjusted loan limits of all members, except that the amount, if any, prorated to a member shall be based upon the member’s concurrence with the proposed duration of the loan and financial ability to make a loan to the corporation as determined by the member at the time of the call. The adjusted loan limit of a member shall be the amount of such member’s loan limit, reduced by the balance of outstanding loans made by it to the corporation and the investment in capital stock of the corporation held by such member at the time of the call.
(3) All loans to the corporation by members shall be evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, which shall be freely transferable at all times, and which shall bear interest at a rate determined by the board of directors.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 10, ch. 79-176; s. 2, ch. 80-108; s. 460, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.124 - Stockholders; powers.

420.124 Stockholders; powers.—The stockholders of the corporation shall have the following powers of the corporation:
(1) To make, amend, and repeal bylaws.
(2) To amend the charter as provided in s. 420.131.
(3) To dissolve the corporation as provided in s. 420.161.
(4) To do all things necessary or desirable to secure aid, assistance, loans, and other financing from any financial institution and from any similar government agency.
(5) To exercise such other of the powers of the corporation consistent with this chapter as may be conferred on the stockholders by the bylaws. As to all matters requiring action by the stockholders of the corporation, said stockholders shall vote separately thereon, and, except as otherwise herein provided, such matters shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes to which the stockholders present or represented at the meeting shall be entitled.
Each stockholder shall have one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock held by her or him.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 77, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.131 - Articles of incorporation; method of amending.

420.131 Articles of incorporation; method of amending.—
(1) The articles of incorporation may be amended by the vote of the stockholders of the corporation, and such amendments shall require approval by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes to which the stockholders shall be entitled. However, no amendment of the articles of incorporation which is inconsistent with the general purposes expressed herein or which eliminates or curtails the right of the Department of Financial Services to examine the corporation or the obligation of the corporation to make reports as provided in s. 420.141(2) shall be made.
(2) Within 30 days after any meeting at which an amendment to the articles of incorporation has been adopted, articles of amendment signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer, and a majority of the directors setting forth such amendment and due adoption thereof shall be submitted to the Department of State, which shall examine them and if it finds that they conform to the requirements of this part, shall so certify and endorse its approval thereon.
(3) The articles of amendment shall be filed in the office of the Department of State, and no such amendment shall take effect until such articles of amendment shall have been filed as aforesaid.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 461, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.141 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; deposits and examination.

420.141 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; deposits and examination.—
(1) The corporation shall not deposit any of its funds in any financial institution unless such institution has been designated as a depository by the vote of the majority of the directors present at an authorized meeting of the board of directors, exclusive of any director who is an officer or director of the depository so designated. The corporation shall not receive money on deposit.
(2) The corporation shall be examined at least once annually by the Office of Financial Regulation of the Financial Services Commission and shall make reports of its condition not less than annually to the office, and more frequently upon call of the office, which in turn shall make copies of such reports available to the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission and the Governor; and the corporation shall also furnish such other information as may from time to time be required by the Office of Financial Regulation and the Department of State. The Office of Financial Regulation shall exercise the same power and authority over the corporation organized pursuant to this part as is exercised over financial institutions under the provisions of the financial institutions codes, when such codes are not in conflict with this chapter.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 201, ch. 92-303; s. 462, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.161 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; period of existence; method of dissolution.

420.161 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; period of existence; method of dissolution.—
(1) The period of duration of the corporation shall be perpetual, subject, however, to the right of the stockholders and the members to dissolve the corporation as provided in subsection (2).
(2) The corporation may, upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes to which the stockholders are entitled, dissolve the corporation as provided under part I of chapter 607, as long as that part does not conflict with this act. Upon any dissolution of the corporation, the corporation’s assets may not be distributed to the stockholders until all sums due the members of the corporation as creditors thereof have been paid in full.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 149, ch. 77-104; s. 45, ch. 2014-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part II - Housing Development Corporation of Florida (Ss. 420.101-420.171) › 420.171 - Housing Development Corporation of Florida; tax privileges and fiscal year.

420.171 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; tax privileges and fiscal year.—
(1) Any tax exemptions, tax credits, or tax privileges granted to banks, savings and loan associations, and trust companies by the general laws of the state are granted to the corporation organized pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The corporation organized under this chapter shall adopt the calendar year as its fiscal year.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-172.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.421 - Short title.

420.421 Short title.—Sections 420.421-420.429 may be cited as the “Neighborhood Housing Services Act.”
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-259.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.423 - Policy and purpose.

420.423 Policy and purpose.—It is the policy of this state to provide a necessary means to prevent the deterioration of housing, the decline of neighborhoods and surrounding areas, and the inefficient use of energy and environmental resources associated with such deterioration and decline. The purpose of ss. 420.421-420.429 is to assist local governments in participating in a cooperative program with the private sector to deliver effective and continuing support to declining neighborhoods in order to reverse that decline and restore the health and vitality of such neighborhoods. The Legislature, therefore, declares that the rehabilitation of housing to facilitate the preservation and revitalization of neighborhoods, the development of healthy, safe, and viable communities in this state, and all the purposes of ss. 420.421-420.429 are public purposes for which public money may be borrowed, expended, loaned, and granted.
History.—s. 3, ch. 79-259; s. 2, ch. 85-265.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.424 - Definitions.

420.424 Definitions.—As used in ss. 420.421-420.429:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity.
(2) “Local government” means any county or incorporated municipality within this state.
(3) “Neighborhood housing services corporation” means a private, nonprofit, community-based corporation organized under the laws of this state to develop and administer local neighborhood housing services.
(4) “Neighborhood housing services project” means a program developed by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and implemented locally by neighborhood housing services corporations to stimulate reinvestment in a defined neighborhood.
(5) “Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation” means a corporation or its successor sponsored by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration for the purpose of creating a partnership between the private sector, government, and citizens to undertake the rehabilitation and revitalization of declining residential neighborhoods.
(6) “Rehabilitation” means the repair, renovation, reconstruction, or other improvement of housing to restore that housing to a sound condition or to ensure that the housing can be maintained in that condition or to improve the general utility and attractiveness of such housing.
History.—s. 4, ch. 79-259; s. 47, ch. 81-167; s. 50, ch. 83-55; s. 3, ch. 85-265; s. 51, ch. 93-120; s. 328, ch. 2011-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.426 - Eligible applicants.

420.426 Eligible applicants.—To receive a grant, an applicant must:
(1) Be a local government within this state;
(2) Be able to demonstrate a clear need for the financial assistance made available through ss. 420.421-420.429; and
(3) Be certified by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation as a participant.
History.—s. 6, ch. 79-259; s. 4, ch. 85-265.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.427 - Project eligibility.

420.427 Project eligibility.—
(1) Grants may be provided to local governments for:
(a) A newly incorporated neighborhood housing services corporation project;
(b) An expansion of an existing neighborhood housing services corporation project to include new geographical areas; and
(c) A continuation of an existing neighborhood housing services corporation project, but only if at least one-third of the total operating budget for the grant year is funded by the private sector.
(2) Each individual project of a local government having one or more projects within its jurisdiction is eligible for funding.
(3) In no case shall more than $150,000 be granted to a local government for projects within its jurisdiction within a 12-month period.
History.—ss. 8, 9, ch. 79-259; s. 5, ch. 85-265.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.428 - Eligible activities.

420.428 Eligible activities.—Grant recipients may use grant funds made available pursuant to ss. 420.421-420.429 to:
(1) Pay the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for the fee charged to develop a neighborhood housing services corporation, which fee, if refunded, may be used for any eligible activity;
(2) Fund the operation of a neighborhood housing services corporation by payment of salaries and other administrative expenses, as approved by the department; and
(3) Fund a revolving high-risk loan fund which is administered by a neighborhood housing services corporation to finance the rehabilitation of property in the corporation’s targeted area.
History.—s. 7, ch. 79-259; s. 6, ch. 85-265.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part IV - Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 420.421-420.429) › 420.429 - Authority of the department.

420.429 Authority of the department.—The department shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of ss. 420.421-420.429. The department may:
(1) Make contracts and agreements with the Federal Government, other agencies of the state, any other public agency, or any other person, association, corporation, local government, or other entity in exercising its powers and performing its duties under ss. 420.421-420.429.
(2) Seek and accept funding from any public or private source.
(3) Adopt and enforce rules not inconsistent with ss. 420.421-420.429 for the administration of the Neighborhood Housing Services Grant Program.
(4) Assist in training employees of local governments and local agencies to help achieve and increase their capacity to administer community conservation programs and provide technical assistance and advice to local governments and local agencies involved with neighborhood housing services programs.
History.—s. 10, ch. 79-259; s. 53, ch. 93-120.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part V - Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Ss. 420.501-420.55) › 420.501 - Short title.

420.501 Short title.—This act may be cited as the “Florida Housing Finance Corporation Act.”
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 4, ch. 97-167.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part V - Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Ss. 420.501-420.55) › 420.505 - Meetings; quorum; voting.

420.505 Meetings; quorum; voting.—The powers of the corporation shall be vested in the members of its board of directors in office from time to time. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the board upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present, provided that no action shall be taken by an affirmative vote of less than four members.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 8, ch. 97-167.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 420 - Housing › Part V - Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Ss. 420.501-420.55) › 420.506 - Executive director; agents and employees; inspector general.

420.506 Executive director; agents and employees; inspector general.—
(1) The appointment and removal of an executive director shall be by the Secretary of Economic Opportunity, with the advice and consent of the corporation’s board of directors. The executive director shall employ legal and technical experts and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as the corporation may require, and shall communicate with and provide information to the Legislature with respect to the corporation’s activities. Notwithstanding s. 216.262, the board may develop and implement rules regarding the employment of employees of the corporation and service providers, including legal counsel. The board is entitled to establish travel procedures and guidelines for employees of the corporation, subject to s. 112.061(6) and (7). The executive director’s office and the corporation’s files and records must be located in Leon County.
(2)(a) The appointment and removal of an inspector general shall be by the executive director, with the advice and consent of the corporation’s board of directors. The corporation’s inspector general shall perform for the corporation the functions set forth in s. 20.055. The inspector general shall administratively report to the executive director. The inspector general shall meet the minimum qualifications as set forth in s. 20.055(4). The corporation may establish additional qualifications deemed necessary by the board of directors to meet the unique needs of the corporation. The inspector general shall be responsible for coordinating the responsibilities set forth in s. 420.0006.
(b) Effective July 1, 2017, if the corporation enters into an employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing contract or employment agreement with an inspector general or deputy inspector, the corporation may not offer a bonus on work performance in the contract or agreement and the awarding of such bonuses is prohibited.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 49, ch. 81-167; s. 52, ch. 83-55; s. 9, ch. 97-167; s. 58, ch. 2001-62; s. 11, ch. 2007-198; s. 331, ch. 2011-142; s. 10, ch. 2011-189; s. 10, ch. 2013-83; s. 2, ch. 2017-49; s. 43, ch. 2021-25.