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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
420.9071 – Definitions.
420.9071 Definitions.—As used in ss. 420.907-420.9079, the term: (1) “Adjusted for family size” means adjusted in a manner that results in an income eligibility level that is lower for households having fewer than four people, or higher for households having more than four people, than the base income eligibility determined as provided in subsection (20), subsection (21), […]
420.9072 – State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program.
420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program.—The State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program is created for the purpose of providing funds to counties and eligible municipalities as an incentive for the creation of local housing partnerships, to expand production of and preserve affordable housing, to further the housing element of the local government comprehensive plan specific to affordable […]
420.9073 – Local housing distributions.
420.9073 Local housing distributions.— (1) Distributions calculated in this section shall be disbursed on a quarterly or more frequent basis by the corporation pursuant to s. 420.9072, subject to availability of funds. Each county’s share of the funds to be distributed from the portion of the funds in the Local Government Housing Trust Fund received pursuant to […]
420.9075 – Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.
420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.— (1)(a) Each county or eligible municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program shall develop and implement a local housing assistance plan created to make affordable residential units available to persons of very low income, low income, or moderate income and to persons who have special housing needs, including, but […]
420.6231 – Individual identifying information in homelessness counts and databases; public records exemption.
420.6231 Individual identifying information in homelessness counts and databases; public records exemption.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Individual identifying information” means information that directly or indirectly identifies a specific person, can be manipulated to identify a specific person, or can be linked with other available information to identify a specific person. (b) “Point-in-Time Count” means […]