Florida Statutes Part VI - Affordable Housing; Coalitions For Homeless; Family Emergencyassistance (Ss. 420.601-420.635)

• 420.601 - Short Title.
  Sections 420.601-420.609 may be cited as the “Affordable Housing Planning and Community Assistance Act.”History.—s. 2, ch. 86-192; s. 27, ch. 92-317.
• 420.6015 - Legislative Findings.
  In addition to the findings and declarations in ss. 420.0002, 420.502, 421.02, 422.02, and 423.01, which are hereby reaffirmed, the Legislature finds that:(1) Decent, safe, and...
• 420.602 - Definitions.
  As used in this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Adjusted for family size” means adjusted in a...
• 420.606 - Training And Technical Assistance Program.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—In addition to the legislative findings set forth in s. 420.6015, the Legislature finds and declares that:(a) Housing in economically declining or distressed areas is...
• 420.6075 - Research And Planning For Affordable Housing; Annual Housing Report.
  (1) The research and planning functions of the department shall include the collection of data on the need for affordable housing in this state and the...
• 420.609 - Affordable Housing Study Commission.
  Because the Legislature firmly supports affordable housing in Florida for all economic classes:(1) There is created the Affordable Housing Study Commission, which shall be composed of...
• 420.615 - Affordable Housing Land Donation Density Bonus Incentives.
  (1) A local government may provide density bonus incentives pursuant to the provisions of this section to any landowner who voluntarily donates fee simple interest in...
• 420.621 - Definitions.
  As used in ss. 420.621-420.628, the term:(1) “Continuum of care” means the community components needed to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific...
• 420.622 - State Office On Homelessness; Council On Homelessness.
  (1) The State Office on Homelessness is created within the Department of Children and Families to provide interagency, council, and other related coordination on issues relating...
• 420.623 - Local Coalitions For The Homeless.
  (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The department shall establish local coalitions to plan, network, coordinate, and monitor the delivery of services to the homeless. Appropriate local groups and organizations involved...
• 420.624 - Local Homeless Assistance Continuum Of Care.
  (1) A local homeless assistance continuum of care is a framework for a comprehensive and seamless array of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing, and services to...
• 420.625 - Grant-in-aid Program.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature hereby finds and declares that most services for the homeless have been provided by local communities through voluntary private agencies and religious...
• 420.626 - Homelessness; Discharge Guidelines.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature, to encourage mental health facilities or institutions under contract with, operated, licensed, or regulated by the state and...
• 420.6275 - Housing First.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—(a) The Legislature finds that many communities plan to manage homelessness rather than plan to end it.(b) The Legislature also finds that for most...
• 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...
• 420.630 - Short Title.
  Sections 420.630-420.635 may be cited as the “Urban Homesteading Act.”History.—s. 23, ch. 99-378.
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...

Last modified: September 23, 2016