The purpose of this rule chapter is to establish the procedures by which the Corporation shall (1) determine loan amounts, make and service mortgage loans for new construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental units ....

 

FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

67-48.002Definitions

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule chapter is to establish the procedures by which the Corporation shall (1) determine loan amounts, make and service mortgage loans for new construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental units under the State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) Program authorized by Section 420.5087, Florida Statutes, and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program authorized by Section 420.5089, Florida Statutes; and (2) determine Housing Credit (HC) amounts and implement the provisions of the Housing Credit Program authorized by Section 42 of the Code and Section 420.5099, Florida Statutes.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The rule development workshop will be held to receive comments and suggestions from interested persons relative to (1) the development of program definitions for the SAIL, HOME, and HC Programs, as specified in Section 67-48.002, F.A.C., and (2) amendments to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s 2023 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 420.507 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 420.5087, 420.5089, 420.5099 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

PLACE: The workshop will be held in person at the offices of Florida Housing Finance Corporation at 227 N. Bronough Street, Seltzer Room, Tallahassee, Florida. Interested persons may also attend by Webinar. Registration instructions for the Webinar are available on the Corporation’s Website https://www.floridahousing.org/programs/developers-multifamily-programs/competitive/current-rules-and-rule-development-process.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Elizabeth Thorp at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Melissa Levy, Managing Director of Multifamily Programs

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.