Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 998
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Appropriations (Hutson) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 201 - 1257
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5 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
6 129.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget.—
8 (3) The county budget officer, after tentatively
9 ascertaining the proposed fiscal policies of the board for the
10 next fiscal year, shall prepare and present to the board a
11 tentative budget for the next fiscal year for each of the funds
12 provided in this chapter, including all estimated receipts,
13 taxes to be levied, and balances expected to be brought forward
14 and all estimated expenditures, reserves, and balances to be
15 carried over at the end of the year.
16 (d) By October 15, 2019, and each October 15 annually
17 thereafter, the county budget officer shall electronically
18 submit the following information regarding the final budget and
19 the county’s economic status to the Office of Economic and
20 Demographic Research in the format specified by the office:
21 1. Government spending per resident, including, at a
22 minimum, the spending per resident for the previous 5 fiscal
23 years.
24 2. Government debt per resident, including, at a minimum,
25 the debt per resident for the previous 5 fiscal years.
26 3. Median income within the county.
27 4. The average county employee salary.
28 5. Percent of budget spent on salaries and benefits for
29 county employees.
30 6. Number of special taxing districts, wholly or partially,
31 within the county.
32 7. Annual county expenditures providing for the financing,
33 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of
34 housing that is affordable, as that term is defined in s.
35 420.0004. The reported expenditures must indicate the source of
36 such funds as “federal,” “state,” “local,” or “other,” as
37 applicable. The information required by this subparagraph must
38 be included in the submission due by October 15, 2020, and each
39 annual submission thereafter.
40 Section 3. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 163.31771,
41 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
42 163.31771 Accessory dwelling units.—
43 (3) A Upon a finding by a local government that there is a
44 shortage of affordable rentals within its jurisdiction, the
45 local government may adopt an ordinance to allow accessory
46 dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family residential
47 use.
48 (4) If the local government adopts an ordinance under this
49 section, An application for a building permit to construct an
50 accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the
51 applicant which attests that the unit will be rented at an
52 affordable rate to an extremely-low-income, very-low-income,
53 low-income, or moderate-income person or persons.
54 Section 4. Subsection (10) is added to section 163.31801,
55 Florida Statutes, to read:
56 163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum
57 requirements; audits; challenges.—
58 (10) In addition to the items that must be reported in the
59 annual financial reports under s. 218.32, a county,
60 municipality, or special district must report all of the
61 following data on all impact fees charged:
62 (a) The specific purpose of the impact fee, including the
63 specific infrastructure needs to be met, including, but not
64 limited to, transportation, parks, water, sewer, and schools.
65 (b) The impact fee schedule policy describing the method of
66 calculating impact fees, such as flat fees, tiered scales based
67 on number of bedrooms, or tiered scales based on square footage.
68 (c) The amount assessed for each purpose and for each type
69 of dwelling.
70 (d) The total amount of impact fees charged by type of
71 dwelling.
72 (e) Each exception and waiver provided for construction or
73 development of housing that is affordable.
74 Section 5. Subsection (4) is added to section 166.04151,
75 Florida Statutes, to read:
76 166.04151 Affordable housing.—
77 (4) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance or
78 regulation to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality
79 may approve the development of housing that is affordable, as
80 defined in s. 420.0004, on any parcel zoned for residential,
81 commercial, or industrial use.
82 Section 6. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (4) of
83 section 166.241, Florida Statutes, to read:
84 166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, and budget amendments.—
85 (4) By Beginning October 15, 2019, and each October 15
86 thereafter, the municipal budget officer shall electronically
87 submit the following information regarding the final budget and
88 the municipality’s economic status to the Office of Economic and
89 Demographic Research in the format specified by the office:
90 (g) Annual municipal expenditures providing for the
91 financing, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or
92 rehabilitation of housing that is affordable, as that term is
93 defined in s. 420.0004. The reported expenditures must indicate
94 the source of such funds as “federal,” “state,” “local,” or
95 “other,” as applicable. This information must be included in the
96 submission due by October 15, 2020, and each annual submission
97 thereafter.
98 Section 7. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
99 320.77, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
100 320.77 License required of mobile home dealers.—
101 (3) APPLICATION.—The application for such license shall be
102 in the form prescribed by the department and subject to such
103 rules as may be prescribed by it. The application shall be
104 verified by oath or affirmation and shall contain:
105 (h) Certification by the applicant:
106 1. That the location is a permanent one, not a tent or a
107 temporary stand or other temporary quarters.; and,
108 2. Except in the case of a mobile home broker, that the
109 location affords sufficient unoccupied space to display store
110 all mobile homes offered and displayed for sale. A space to
111 display a manufactured home as a model home is sufficient to
112 satisfy this requirement.; and that The location must be is a
113 suitable place in which the applicant can in good faith carry on
114 business and keep and maintain books, records, and files
115 necessary to conduct such business, which must will be available
116 at all reasonable hours to inspection by the department or any
117 of its inspectors or other employees.
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119 This paragraph does subsection shall not preclude a licensed
120 mobile home dealer from displaying and offering for sale mobile
121 homes in a mobile home park.
122
123 The department shall, if it deems necessary, cause an
124 investigation to be made to ascertain if the facts set forth in
125 the application are true and shall not issue a license to the
126 applicant until it is satisfied that the facts set forth in the
127 application are true.
128 Section 8. Paragraph (j) of subsection (3) of section
129 320.771, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
130 320.771 License required of recreational vehicle dealers.—
131 (3) APPLICATION.—The application for such license shall be
132 in the form prescribed by the department and subject to such
133 rules as may be prescribed by it. The application shall be
134 verified by oath or affirmation and shall contain:
135 (j) A statement that the applicant is insured under a
136 garage liability insurance policy, which shall include, at a
137 minimum, $25,000 combined single-limit liability coverage,
138 including bodily injury and property damage protection, and
139 $10,000 personal injury protection, if the applicant is to be
140 licensed as a dealer in, or intends to sell, recreational
141 vehicles. However, a garage liability policy is not required for
142 the licensure of a mobile home dealer who sells only park
143 trailers.
144
145 The department shall, if it deems necessary, cause an
146 investigation to be made to ascertain if the facts set forth in
147 the application are true and shall not issue a license to the
148 applicant until it is satisfied that the facts set forth in the
149 application are true.
150 Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
151 320.822, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
152 320.822 Definitions; ss. 320.822-320.862.—In construing ss.
153 320.822-320.862, unless the context otherwise requires, the
154 following words or phrases have the following meanings:
155 (2) “Code” means the appropriate standards found in:
156 (c) The Mobile and Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling
157 Code and the Used Recreational Vehicle Code.
158 Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 320.8232, Florida
159 Statutes, is amended to read:
160 320.8232 Establishment of uniform standards for used
161 recreational vehicles and repair and remodeling code for mobile
162 homes.—
163 (2) The Mobile and Manufactured Home provisions of the
164 Repair and Remodeling Code must be a uniform code, must shall
165 ensure safe and livable housing, and may shall not be more
166 stringent than those standards required to be met in the
167 manufacture of mobile homes. Such code must provisions shall
168 include, but not be limited to, standards for structural
169 adequacy, plumbing, heating, electrical systems, and fire and
170 life safety. All repairs and remodeling of mobile and
171 manufactured homes must be performed in accordance with
172 department rules.
173 Section 11. Subsection (9) of section 367.022, Florida
174 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (14) is added to that
175 section, to read:
176 367.022 Exemptions.—The following are not subject to
177 regulation by the commission as a utility nor are they subject
178 to the provisions of this chapter, except as expressly provided:
179 (9) Any person who resells water service to his or her
180 tenants or to individually metered residents for a fee that does
181 not exceed the actual purchase price of the water and wastewater
182 service plus the actual cost of meter reading and billing, not
183 to exceed 9 percent of the actual cost of service.
184 (14) The owner of a mobile home park operating both as a
185 mobile home park and a mobile home subdivision, as those terms
186 are defined in s. 723.003, who provides service within the park
187 and subdivision to a combination of both tenants and lot owners,
188 provided that the service to tenants is without specific
189 compensation.
190 Section 12. Section 420.518, Florida Statutes, is created
191 to read:
192 420.518 Fraudulent or material misrepresentation.—
193 (1) An applicant or affiliate of an applicant may be
194 precluded from participation in any corporation program if the
195 applicant or affiliate of the applicant has:
196 1. Made a material misrepresentation or engaged in
197 fraudulent actions in connection with any corporation program.
198 2. Been convicted or found guilty of, or entered a plea of
199 guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a
200 crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the
201 financing, construction, or management of affordable housing or
202 the fraudulent procurement of state or federal funds. The record
203 of a conviction certified or authenticated in such form as to be
204 admissible in evidence under the laws of the state shall be
205 admissible as prima facie evidence of such guilt.
206 3. Been excluded from any federal funding program related
207 to the provision of housing.
208 4. Been excluded from any Florida procurement programs.
209 5. Offered or given consideration, other than the
210 consideration to provide affordable housing, with respect to a
211 local contribution.
212 6. Demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance and a failure to
213 correct any such noncompliance after notice from the corporation
214 in the construction, operation, or management of one or more
215 developments funded through a corporation program.
216 (2) Upon a determination by the board of directors of the
217 corporation that an applicant or affiliate of the applicant be
218 precluded from participation in any corporation program, the
219 board may issue an order taking any or all of the following
220 actions:
221 (a) Preclude such applicant or affiliate from applying for
222 funding from any corporation program for a specified period. The
223 period may be a specified period of time or permanent in nature.
224 With regard to establishing the duration, the board shall
225 consider the facts and circumstances, inclusive of the
226 compliance history of the applicant or affiliate of the
227 applicant, the type of action under subsection (1), and the
228 degree of harm to the corporation’s programs that has been or
229 may be done.
230 (b) Revoke any funding previously awarded by the
231 corporation for any development for which construction or
232 rehabilitation has not commenced.
233 (3) Before any order issued under this section can be
234 final, an administrative complaint must be served on the
235 applicant, affiliate of the applicant, or its registered agent
236 that provides notification of findings of the board, the
237 intended action, and the opportunity to request a proceeding
238 pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57.
239 (4) Any funding, allocation of federal housing credits,
240 credit underwriting procedures, or application review for any
241 development for which construction or rehabilitation has not
242 commenced may be suspended by the corporation upon the service
243 of an administrative complaint on the applicant, affiliate of
244 the applicant, or its registered agent. The suspension shall be
245 effective from the date the administrative complaint is served
246 until an order issued by the corporation in regard to that
247 complaint becomes final.
248 Section 13. Paragraph (c) of subsection (6) of section
249 420.5087, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (10) is
250 added to that section, to read:
251 420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program.—There is
252 hereby created the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program for
253 the purpose of providing first, second, or other subordinated
254 mortgage loans or loan guarantees to sponsors, including for
255 profit, nonprofit, and public entities, to provide housing
256 affordable to very-low-income persons.
257 (6) On all state apartment incentive loans, except loans
258 made to housing communities for the elderly to provide for
259 lifesafety, building preservation, health, sanitation, or
260 security-related repairs or improvements, the following
261 provisions shall apply:
262 (c) The corporation shall provide by rule for the
263 establishment of a review committee for the competitive
264 evaluation and selection of applications submitted in this
265 program, including, but not limited to, the following criteria:
266 1. Tenant income and demographic targeting objectives of
267 the corporation.
268 2. Targeting objectives of the corporation which will
269 ensure an equitable distribution of loans between rural and
270 urban areas.
271 3. Sponsor’s agreement to reserve the units for persons or
272 families who have incomes below 50 percent of the state or local
273 median income, whichever is higher, for a time period that
274 exceeds the minimum required by federal law or this part.
275 4. Sponsor’s agreement to reserve more than:
276 a. Twenty percent of the units in the project for persons
277 or families who have incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of
278 the state or local median income, whichever is higher; or
279 b. Forty percent of the units in the project for persons or
280 families who have incomes that do not exceed 60 percent of the
281 state or local median income, whichever is higher, without
282 requiring a greater amount of the loans as provided in this
283 section.
284 5. Provision for tenant counseling.
285 6. Sponsor’s agreement to accept rental assistance
286 certificates or vouchers as payment for rent.
287 7. Projects requiring the least amount of a state apartment
288 incentive loan compared to overall project cost, except that the
289 share of the loan attributable to units serving extremely-low
290 income persons must be excluded from this requirement.
291 8. Local government contributions and local government
292 comprehensive planning and activities that promote affordable
293 housing and policies that promote access to public
294 transportation, reduce the need for onsite parking, and expedite
295 permits for affordable housing projects.
296 9. Project feasibility.
297 10. Economic viability of the project.
298 11. Commitment of first mortgage financing.
299 12. Sponsor’s prior experience.
300 13. Sponsor’s ability to proceed with construction.
301 14. Projects that directly implement or assist welfare-to
302 work transitioning.
303 15. Projects that reserve units for extremely-low-income
304 persons.
305 16. Projects that include green building principles, storm
306 resistant construction, or other elements that reduce long-term
307 costs relating to maintenance, utilities, or insurance.
308 17. Job-creation rate of the developer and general
309 contractor, as provided in s. 420.507(47).
310 (10) The corporation may prioritize a portion of the
311 program funds set aside under paragraph (3)(d) for persons with
312 special needs as defined in s. 420.0004(13) to provide funding
313 for the development of newly constructed permanent rental
314 housing on a campus that provides housing for persons in foster
315 care or persons aging out of foster care pursuant to s.
316 409.1451. Such housing shall promote and facilitate access to
317 community-based supportive, educational, and employment services
318 and resources that assist persons aging out of foster care to
319 successfully transition to independent living and adulthood. The
320 corporation must consult with the Department of Children and
321 Families to create minimum criteria for such housing.
322 Section 14. Section 420.5095, Florida Statutes, is amended
323 to read:
324 420.5095 Community Workforce Housing Loan Innovation Pilot
325 Program.—
326 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that recent rapid
327 increases in the median purchase price of a home and the cost of
328 rental housing have far outstripped the increases in median
329 income in the state, preventing essential services personnel
330 from living in the communities where they serve and thereby
331 creating the need for innovative solutions for the provision of
332 housing opportunities for essential services personnel.
333 (2) The Community Workforce Housing Loan Innovation Pilot
334 Program is created to provide affordable rental and home
335 ownership community workforce housing for persons essential
336 services personnel affected by the high cost of housing, using
337 regulatory incentives and state and local funds to promote local
338 public-private partnerships and leverage government and private
339 resources.
340 (3) For purposes of this section, the term:
341 (a) “workforce housing” means housing affordable to natural
342 persons or families whose total annual household income does not
343 exceed 80 140 percent of the area median income, adjusted for
344 household size, or 120 150 percent of area median income,
345 adjusted for household size, in areas of critical state concern
346 designated under s. 380.05, for which the Legislature has
347 declared its intent to provide affordable housing, and areas
348 that were designated as areas of critical state concern for at
349 least 20 consecutive years before prior to removal of the
350 designation.
351 (b) “Public-private partnership” means any form of business
352 entity that includes substantial involvement of at least one
353 county, one municipality, or one public sector entity, such as a
354 school district or other unit of local government in which the
355 project is to be located, and at least one private sector for
356 profit or not-for-profit business or charitable entity, and may
357 be any form of business entity, including a joint venture or
358 contractual agreement.
359 (4) The Florida Housing Finance Corporation is authorized
360 to provide loans under the Community Workforce Housing
361 Innovation Pilot program loans to applicants an applicant for
362 construction or rehabilitation of workforce housing in eligible
363 areas. This funding is intended to be used with other public and
364 private sector resources.
365 (5) The corporation shall establish a loan application
366 process under s. 420.5087 by rule which includes selection
367 criteria, an application review process, and a funding process.
368 The corporation shall also establish an application review
369 committee that may include up to three private citizens
370 representing the areas of housing or real estate development,
371 banking, community planning, or other areas related to the
372 development or financing of workforce and affordable housing.
373 (a) The selection criteria and application review process
374 must include a procedure for curing errors in the loan
375 applications which do not make a substantial change to the
376 proposed project.
377 (b) To achieve the goals of the pilot program, the
378 application review committee may approve or reject loan
379 applications or responses to questions raised during the review
380 of an application due to the insufficiency of information
381 provided.
382 (c) The application review committee shall make
383 recommendations concerning program participation and funding to
384 the corporation’s board of directors.
385 (d) The board of directors shall approve or reject loan
386 applications, determine the tentative loan amount available to
387 each applicant, and rank all approved applications.
388 (e) The board of directors shall decide which approved
389 applicants will become program participants and determine the
390 maximum loan amount for each program participant.
391 (6) The corporation shall provide incentives for local
392 governments in eligible areas to use local affordable housing
393 funds, such as those from the State Housing Initiatives
394 Partnership Program, to assist in meeting the affordable housing
395 needs of persons eligible under this program. Local governments
396 are authorized to use State Housing Initiative Partnership
397 Program funds for persons or families whose total annual
398 household income does not exceed:
399 (a) One hundred and forty percent of the area median
400 income, adjusted for household size; or
401 (b) One hundred and fifty percent of the area median
402 income, adjusted for household size, in areas that were
403 designated as areas of critical state concern for at least 20
404 consecutive years prior to the removal of the designation and in
405 areas of critical state concern, designated under s. 380.05, for
406 which the Legislature has declared its intent to provide
407 affordable housing.
408 (7) Funding shall be targeted to innovative projects in
409 areas where the disparity between the area median income and the
410 median sales price for a single-family home is greatest, and
411 where population growth as a percentage rate of increase is
412 greatest. The corporation may also fund projects in areas where
413 innovative regulatory and financial incentives are made
414 available. The corporation shall fund at least one eligible
415 project in as many counties and regions of the state as is
416 practicable, consistent with program goals.
417 (6)(8) Projects must be given shall receive priority
418 consideration for funding if where:
419 (a) the local jurisdiction has adopted, or is committed to
420 adopting, appropriate regulatory incentives, or the local
421 jurisdiction or public-private partnership has adopted or is
422 committed to adopting local contributions or financial
423 strategies, or other funding sources to promote the development
424 and ongoing financial viability of such projects. Local
425 incentives include such actions as expediting review of
426 development orders and permits, supporting development near
427 transportation hubs and major employment centers, and adopting
428 land development regulations designed to allow flexibility in
429 densities, use of accessory units, mixed-use developments, and
430 flexible lot configurations. Financial strategies include such
431 actions as promoting employer-assisted housing programs,
432 providing tax increment financing, and providing land.
433 (b) Projects are innovative and include new construction or
434 rehabilitation; mixed-income housing; commercial and housing
435 mixed-use elements; innovative design; green building
436 principles; storm-resistant construction; or other elements that
437 reduce long-term costs relating to maintenance, utilities, or
438 insurance and promote homeownership. The program funding may not
439 exceed the costs attributable to the portion of the project that
440 is set aside to provide housing for the targeted population.
441 (c) Projects that set aside at least 80 percent of units
442 for workforce housing and at least 50 percent for essential
443 services personnel and for projects that require the least
444 amount of program funding compared to the overall housing costs
445 for the project.
446 (9) Notwithstanding s. 163.3184(4)(b)-(d), any local
447 government comprehensive plan amendment to implement a Community
448 Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program project found
449 consistent with this section shall be expedited as provided in
450 this subsection. At least 30 days prior to adopting a plan
451 amendment under this subsection, the local government shall
452 notify the state land planning agency of its intent to adopt
453 such an amendment, and the notice shall include its evaluation
454 related to site suitability and availability of facilities and
455 services. The public notice of the hearing required by s.
456 163.3184(11)(b)2. shall include a statement that the local
457 government intends to use the expedited adoption process
458 authorized by this subsection. Such amendments shall require
459 only a single public hearing before the governing board, which
460 shall be an adoption hearing as described in s. 163.3184(4)(e).
461 Any further proceedings shall be governed by s. 163.3184(5)
462 (13).
463 (10) The processing of approvals of development orders or
464 development permits, as defined in s. 163.3164, for innovative
465 community workforce housing projects shall be expedited.
466 (7)(11) The corporation shall award loans with a 1 interest
467 rates set at 1 to 3 percent interest rate for a term that does
468 not exceed 15 years, which may be made forgivable when long-term
469 affordability is provided and when at least 80 percent of the
470 units are set aside for workforce housing and at least 50
471 percent of the units are set aside for essential services
472 personnel.
473 (12) All eligible applications shall:
474 (a) For home ownership, limit the sales price of a detached
475 unit, townhome, or condominium unit to not more than 90 percent
476 of the median sales price for that type of unit in that county,
477 or the statewide median sales price for that type of unit,
478 whichever is higher, and require that all eligible purchasers of
479 home ownership units occupy the homes as their primary
480 residence.
481 (b) For rental units, restrict rents for all workforce
482 housing serving those with incomes at or below 120 percent of
483 area median income at the appropriate income level using the
484 restricted rents for the federal low-income housing tax credit
485 program and, for workforce housing units serving those with
486 incomes above 120 percent of area median income, restrict rents
487 to those established by the corporation, not to exceed 30
488 percent of the maximum household income adjusted to unit size.
489 (c) Demonstrate that the applicant is a public-private
490 partnership in an agreement, contract, partnership agreement,
491 memorandum of understanding, or other written instrument signed
492 by all the project partners.
493 (d) Have grants, donations of land, or contributions from
494 the public-private partnership or other sources collectively
495 totaling at least 10 percent of the total development cost or $2
496 million, whichever is less. Such grants, donations of land, or
497 contributions must be evidenced by a letter of commitment,
498 agreement, contract, deed, memorandum of understanding, or other
499 written instrument at the time of application. Grants, donations
500 of land, or contributions in excess of 10 percent of the
501 development cost shall increase the application score.
502 (e) Demonstrate how the applicant will use the regulatory
503 incentives and financial strategies outlined in subsection (8)
504 from the local jurisdiction in which the proposed project is to
505 be located. The corporation may consult with the Department of
506 Economic Opportunity in evaluating the use of regulatory
507 incentives by applicants.
508 (f) Demonstrate that the applicant possesses title to or
509 site control of land and evidences availability of required
510 infrastructure.
511 (g) Demonstrate the applicant’s affordable housing
512 development and management experience.
513 (h) Provide any research or facts available supporting the
514 demand and need for rental or home ownership workforce housing
515 for eligible persons in the market in which the project is
516 proposed.
517 (13) Projects may include manufactured housing constructed
518 after June 1994 and installed in accordance with mobile home
519 installation standards of the Department of Highway Safety and
520 Motor Vehicles.
521 (8)(14) The corporation may adopt rules pursuant to ss.
522 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this section.
523 (15) The corporation may use a maximum of 2 percent of the
524 annual program appropriation for administration and compliance
525 monitoring.
526 (16) The corporation shall review the success of the
527 Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program to
528 ascertain whether the projects financed by the program are
529 useful in meeting the housing needs of eligible areas and shall
530 include its findings in the annual report required under s.
531 420.511(3).
532 Section 15. Section 420.531, Florida Statutes, is amended
533 to read:
534 420.531 Affordable Housing Catalyst Program.—
535 (1) The corporation shall operate the Affordable Housing
536 Catalyst Program for the purpose of securing the expertise
537 necessary to provide specialized technical support to local
538 governments and community-based organizations to implement the
539 HOME Investment Partnership Program, State Apartment Incentive
540 Loan Program, State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program, and
541 other affordable housing programs. To the maximum extent
542 feasible, the entity to provide the necessary expertise must be
543 recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit tax
544 exempt organization. It must have as its primary mission the
545 provision of affordable housing training and technical
546 assistance, an ability to provide training and technical
547 assistance statewide, and a proven track record of successfully
548 providing training and technical assistance under the Affordable
549 Housing Catalyst Program. The technical support shall, at a
550 minimum, include training relating to the following key elements
551 of the partnership programs:
552 (a)(1) Formation of local and regional housing partnerships
553 as a means of bringing together resources to provide affordable
554 housing.
555 (b)(2) Implementation of regulatory reforms to reduce the
556 risk and cost of developing affordable housing.
557 (c)(3) Implementation of affordable housing programs
558 included in local government comprehensive plans.
559 (d)(4) Compliance with requirements of federally funded
560 housing programs.
561 (2) In consultation with the corporation, the entity
562 providing statewide training and technical assistance shall
563 convene and administer biannual, regional workshops for the
564 locally elected officials serving on affordable housing advisory
565 committees as provided in s. 420.9076. The regional workshops
566 may be conducted through teleconferencing or other technological
567 means and must include processes and programming that facilitate
568 peer-to-peer identification and sharing of best affordable
569 housing practices among the locally elected officials. Annually,
570 calendar year reports summarizing the deliberations, actions,
571 and recommendations of each region, as well as the attendance
572 records of locally elected officials, must be compiled by the
573 entity providing statewide training and technical assistance for
574 the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program and must be submitted to
575 the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
576 Representatives, and the corporation by March 31 of the
577 following year.
578 Section 16. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (10) of
579 section 420.9075, Florida Statutes, to read:
580 420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.—
581 (10) Each county or eligible municipality shall submit to
582 the corporation by September 15 of each year a report of its
583 affordable housing programs and accomplishments through June 30
584 immediately preceding submittal of the report. The report shall
585 be certified as accurate and complete by the local government’s
586 chief elected official or his or her designee. Transmittal of
587 the annual report by a county’s or eligible municipality’s chief
588 elected official, or his or her designee, certifies that the
589 local housing incentive strategies, or, if applicable, the local
590 housing incentive plan, have been implemented or are in the
591 process of being implemented pursuant to the adopted schedule
592 for implementation. The report must include, but is not limited
593 to:
594 (j) The number of affordable housing applications
595 submitted, the number approved, and the number denied.
596 Section 17. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 420.9076,
597 Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (10) is added to
598 that section, to read:
599 420.9076 Adoption of affordable housing incentive
600 strategies; committees.—
601 (2) The governing board of a county or municipality shall
602 appoint the members of the affordable housing advisory
603 committee. Pursuant to the terms of any interlocal agreement, a
604 county and municipality may create and jointly appoint an
605 advisory committee. The local action adopted pursuant to s.
606 420.9072 which creates the advisory committee and appoints the
607 advisory committee members must name at least 8 but not more
608 than 11 committee members and specify their terms. Effective
609 October 1, 2020, the committee must consist of one locally
610 elected official from each county or municipality participating
611 in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program and one
612 representative from at least six of the categories below:
613 (a) A citizen who is actively engaged in the residential
614 home building industry in connection with affordable housing.
615 (b) A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or
616 mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing.
617 (c) A citizen who is a representative of those areas of
618 labor actively engaged in home building in connection with
619 affordable housing.
620 (d) A citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for
621 low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
622 (e) A citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit
623 provider of affordable housing.
624 (f) A citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit
625 provider of affordable housing.
626 (g) A citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate
627 professional in connection with affordable housing.
628 (h) A citizen who actively serves on the local planning
629 agency pursuant to s. 163.3174. If the local planning agency is
630 comprised of the governing board of the county or municipality,
631 the governing board may appoint a designee who is knowledgeable
632 in the local planning process.
633 (i) A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the
634 local governing body making the appointments.
635 (j) A citizen who represents employers within the
636 jurisdiction.
637 (k) A citizen who represents essential services personnel,
638 as defined in the local housing assistance plan.
639 (4) Annually Triennially, the advisory committee shall
640 review the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land
641 development regulations, and adopted local government
642 comprehensive plan of the appointing local government and shall
643 recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage or
644 facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of
645 the property to appreciate in value. The recommendations may
646 include the modification or repeal of existing policies,
647 procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions; the
648 creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the
649 adoption of new policies, procedures, regulations, ordinances,
650 or plan provisions, including recommendations to amend the local
651 government comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations,
652 ordinances, and other policies. At a minimum, each advisory
653 committee shall submit an annual a report to the local governing
654 body and to the entity providing statewide training and
655 technical assistance for the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program
656 which that includes recommendations on, and triennially
657 thereafter evaluates the implementation of, affordable housing
658 incentives in the following areas:
659 (a) The processing of approvals of development orders or
660 permits for affordable housing projects is expedited to a
661 greater degree than other projects, as provided in s.
662 163.3177(6)(f)3.
663 (b) All allowable fee waivers provided The modification of
664 impact-fee requirements, including reduction or waiver of fees
665 and alternative methods of fee payment for the development or
666 construction of affordable housing.
667 (c) The allowance of flexibility in densities for
668 affordable housing.
669 (d) The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing
670 for very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate
671 income persons.
672 (e) The allowance of Affordable accessory residential units
673 in residential zoning districts.
674 (f) The reduction of parking and setback requirements for
675 affordable housing.
676 (g) The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including
677 zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing.
678 (h) The modification of street requirements for affordable
679 housing.
680 (i) The establishment of a process by which a local
681 government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures,
682 ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the
683 cost of housing.
684 (j) The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned
685 public lands suitable for affordable housing.
686 (k) The support of development near transportation hubs and
687 major employment centers and mixed-use developments.
688
689 The advisory committee recommendations may also include other
690 affordable housing incentives identified by the advisory
691 committee. Local governments that receive the minimum allocation
692 under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program shall
693 perform an the initial review but may elect to not perform the
694 annual triennial review.
695 (10) The locally elected official serving on an advisory
696 committee, or a locally elected designee, must attend biannual
697 regional workshops convened and administered under the
698 Affordable Housing Catalyst Program as provided in s.
699 420.531(2). If the locally elected official or a locally elected
700 designee fails to attend three consecutive regional workshops,
701 the corporation may withhold funds pending the person’s
702 attendance at the next regularly scheduled biannual meeting.
703 Section 18. Section 423.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to
704 read:
705 423.02 Housing projects exempted from taxes and
706 assessments; payments in lieu thereof.—The housing projects,
707 including all property of housing authorities used for or in
708 connection therewith or appurtenant thereto, of housing
709 authorities, or their nonprofit instrumentalities as authorized
710 by s. 421.08(8), shall be exempt from all taxes and special
711 assessments of the state or any city, town, county, or political
712 subdivision of the state, provided, however, that in lieu of
713 such taxes or special assessments, a housing authority or its
714 nonprofit instrumentality may agree to make payments to any
715 city, town, county, or political subdivision of the state for
716 services, improvements, or facilities furnished by such city,
717 town, county, or political subdivision for the benefit of a
718 housing project owned by the housing authority or its nonprofit
719 instrumentality, but in no event shall such payments exceed the
720 estimated cost to such city, town, county, or political
721 subdivision of the services, improvements, or facilities to be
722 so furnished. A city, town, county, or political subdivision of
723 the state may not rename, modify terminology, or otherwise
724 change a tax or assessment with the intent to circumvent the
725 exemption provided under this section, which must be interpreted
726 broadly to protect housing authorities or their nonprofit
727 instrumentalities from taxation or assessment.
728 Section 19. Subsection (4) of section 723.011, Florida
729 Statutes, is amended to read:
730 723.011 Disclosure prior to rental of a mobile home lot;
731 prospectus, filing, approval.—
732 (4) With regard to a tenancy in existence on the effective
733 date of this chapter, the prospectus or offering circular
734 offered by the mobile home park owner must shall contain the
735 same terms and conditions as rental agreements offered to all
736 other mobile home owners residing in the park on the effective
737 date of this act, excepting only rent variations based upon lot
738 location and size, and may shall not require any mobile home
739 owner to install any permanent improvements, except that the
740 mobile home owner may be required to install permanent
741 improvements to the mobile home as disclosed in the prospectus.
742 Section 20. Subsection (5) of section 723.012, Florida
743 Statutes, is amended to read:
744 723.012 Prospectus or offering circular.—The prospectus or
745 offering circular, which is required to be provided by s.
746 723.011, must contain the following information:
747 (5) A description of the recreational and other common
748 facilities, if any, that will be used by the mobile home owners,
749 including, but not limited to:
750 (a) The number of buildings and each room thereof and its
751 intended purposes, location, approximate floor area, and
752 capacity in numbers of people.
753 (b) Each swimming pool, as to its general location,
754 approximate size and depths, and approximate deck size and
755 capacity and whether heated.
756 (c) All other facilities and permanent improvements that
757 which will serve the mobile home owners.
758 (d) A general description of the items of personal property
759 available for use by the mobile home owners.
760 (e) A general description of the days and hours that
761 facilities will be available for use.
762 (f) A statement as to whether all improvements are complete
763 and, if not, their estimated completion dates.
764
765 If a mobile home park owner intends to include additional
766 property and mobile home lots and to increase the number of lots
767 that will use the shared facilities of the park, the mobile home
768 park owner must amend the prospectus to disclose such additions.
769 If the number of mobile home lots in the park increases by more
770 than 15 percent of the total number of lots in the original
771 prospectus, the mobile home park owner must reasonably offset
772 the impact of the additional lots by increasing the shared
773 facilities. The amendment to the prospectus must include a
774 reasonable timeframe for providing the required additional
775 shared facilities. The costs and expenses necessary to increase
776 the shared facilities may not be passed on or passed through to
777 the existing mobile home owners.
778 Section 21. Section 723.023, Florida Statutes, is amended
779 to read:
780 723.023 Mobile home owner’s general obligations.—A mobile
781 home owner shall at all times:
782 (1) At all times comply with all obligations imposed on
783 mobile home owners by applicable provisions of building,
784 housing, and health codes, including compliance with all
785 building permits and construction requirements for construction
786 on the mobile home and lot. The home owner is responsible for
787 all fines imposed by the local government for noncompliance with
788 any local codes.
789 (2) At all times keep the mobile home lot that which he or
790 she occupies clean, neat, and sanitary, and maintained in
791 compliance with all local codes.
792 (3) At all times comply with properly promulgated park
793 rules and regulations and require other persons on the premises
794 with his or her consent to comply with such rules and to conduct
795 themselves, and other persons on the premises with his or her
796 consent, in a manner that does not unreasonably disturb other
797 residents of the park or constitute a breach of the peace.
798 (4) Receive written approval from the mobile home park
799 owner before making any exterior modification or addition to the
800 home.
801 (5) When vacating the premises, remove any debris and other
802 property of any kind which is left on the mobile home lot.
803 Section 22. Subsection (5) of section 723.031, Florida
804 Statutes, is amended to read:
805 723.031 Mobile home lot rental agreements.—
806 (5) The rental agreement must shall contain the lot rental
807 amount and services included. An increase in lot rental amount
808 upon expiration of the term of the lot rental agreement must
809 shall be in accordance with ss. 723.033 and 723.037 or s.
810 723.059(4), whichever is applicable;, provided that, pursuant to
811 s. 723.059(4), the amount of the lot rental increase is
812 disclosed and agreed to by the purchaser, in writing. An
813 increase in lot rental amount shall not be arbitrary or
814 discriminatory between similarly situated tenants in the park. A
815 lot rental amount may not be increased during the term of the
816 lot rental agreement, except:
817 (a) When the manner of the increase is disclosed in a lot
818 rental agreement with a term exceeding 12 months and which
819 provides for such increases not more frequently than annually.
820 (b) For pass-through charges as defined in s. 723.003.
821 (c) That a charge may not be collected which results in
822 payment of money for sums previously collected as part of the
823 lot rental amount. The provisions hereof notwithstanding, the
824 mobile home park owner may pass on, at any time during the term
825 of the lot rental agreement, ad valorem property taxes, non-ad
826 valorem assessments, and utility charges, or increases of
827 either, provided that the ad valorem property taxes, non-ad
828 valorem assessments, and utility charges are not otherwise being
829 collected in the remainder of the lot rental amount and provided
830 further that the passing on of such ad valorem taxes, non-ad
831 valorem assessments, or utility charges, or increases of either,
832 was disclosed prior to tenancy, was being passed on as a matter
833 of custom between the mobile home park owner and the mobile home
834 owner, or such passing on was authorized by law. A park owner is
835 deemed to have disclosed the passing on of ad valorem property
836 taxes and non-ad valorem assessments if ad valorem property
837 taxes or non-ad valorem assessments were disclosed as a separate
838 charge or a factor for increasing the lot rental amount in the
839 prospectus or rental agreement. Such ad valorem taxes, non-ad
840 valorem assessments, and utility charges shall be a part of the
841 lot rental amount as defined by this chapter. The term “non-ad
842 valorem assessments” has the same meaning as provided in s.
843 197.3632(1)(d). Other provisions of this chapter
844 notwithstanding, pass-on charges may be passed on only within 1
845 year of the date a mobile home park owner remits payment of the
846 charge. A mobile home park owner is prohibited from passing on
847 any fine, interest, fee, or increase in a charge resulting from
848 a park owner’s payment of the charge after the date such charges
849 become delinquent. A mobile home park owner is prohibited from
850 charging or collecting from the mobile home owners any sum for
851 ad valorem taxes or non-ad valorem tax charges in an amount in
852 excess of the sums remitted by the park owner to the tax
853 collector. Nothing herein shall prohibit a park owner and a
854 homeowner from mutually agreeing to an alternative manner of
855 payment to the park owner of the charges.
856 (d) If a notice of increase in lot rental amount is not
857 given 90 days before the renewal date of the rental agreement,
858 the rental agreement must remain under the same terms until a
859 90-day notice of increase in lot rental amount is given. The
860 notice may provide for a rental term shorter than 1 year in
861 order to maintain the same renewal date.
862 Section 23. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
863 (4) of section 723.037, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
864 723.037 Lot rental increases; reduction in services or
865 utilities; change in rules and regulations; mediation.—
866 (1) A park owner shall give written notice to each affected
867 mobile home owner and the board of directors of the homeowners’
868 association, if one has been formed, at least 90 days before any
869 increase in lot rental amount or reduction in services or
870 utilities provided by the park owner or change in rules and
871 regulations. The park owner may give notice of all increases in
872 lot rental amount for multiple anniversary dates in the same 90
873 day notice. The notice must shall identify all other affected
874 homeowners, which may be by lot number, name, group, or phase.
875 If the affected homeowners are not identified by name, the park
876 owner shall make the names and addresses available upon request.
877 However, this requirement does not authorize the release of the
878 names, addresses, or other private information about the
879 homeowners to the association or any other person for any other
880 purpose. The home owner’s right to the 90-day notice may not be
881 waived or precluded by a home owner, or the homeowners’
882 committee, in an agreement with the park owner. Rules adopted as
883 a result of restrictions imposed by governmental entities and
884 required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare may
885 be enforced prior to the expiration of the 90-day period but are
886 not otherwise exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
887 Pass-through charges must be separately listed as to the amount
888 of the charge, the name of the governmental entity mandating the
889 capital improvement, and the nature or type of the pass-through
890 charge being levied. Notices of increase in the lot rental
891 amount due to a pass-through charge must shall state the
892 additional payment and starting and ending dates of each pass
893 through charge. The homeowners’ association shall have no
894 standing to challenge the increase in lot rental amount,
895 reduction in services or utilities, or change of rules and
896 regulations unless a majority of the affected homeowners agree,
897 in writing, to such representation.
898 (4)(a) A committee, not to exceed five in number,
899 designated by a majority of the affected mobile home owners or
900 by the board of directors of the homeowners’ association, if
901 applicable, and the park owner shall meet, at a mutually
902 convenient time and place no later than 60 days before the
903 effective date of the change to discuss the reasons for the
904 increase in lot rental amount, reduction in services or
905 utilities, or change in rules and regulations. The negotiating
906 committee shall make a written request for a meeting with the
907 park owner or subdivision developer to discuss those matters
908 addressed in the 90-day notice, and may include in the request a
909 listing of any other issue, with supporting documentation, that
910 the committee intends to raise and discuss at the meeting. The
911 committee shall address all lot rental amount increases that are
912 specified in the notice of lot rental amount increase,
913 regardless of the effective date of the increase.
914
915 This subsection is not intended to be enforced by civil or
916 administrative action. Rather, the meetings and discussions are
917 intended to be in the nature of settlement discussions prior to
918 the parties proceeding to mediation of any dispute.
919 Section 24. Subsections (5) and (6) are added to section
920 723.041, Florida Statutes, to read:
921 723.041 Entrance fees; refunds; exit fees prohibited;
922 replacement homes.—
923 (5) A mobile home park that is damaged or destroyed due to
924 wind, water, or other natural force may be rebuilt on the same
925 site with the same density as was approved, permitted, and built
926 before the park was damaged or destroyed.
927 (6) This section does not limit the regulation of the
928 uniform firesafety standards established under s. 633.206, but
929 supersedes any other density, separation, setback, or lot size
930 regulation adopted after initial permitting and construction of
931 the mobile home park.
932 Section 25. Section 723.042, Florida Statutes, is amended
933 to read:
934 723.042 Provision of improvements.—A No person may not
935 shall be required by a mobile home park owner or developer, as a
936 condition of residence in the mobile home park, to provide any
937 improvement unless the requirement is disclosed pursuant to s.
938 723.012(7) s. 723.011 prior to occupancy in the mobile home
939 park.
940 Section 26. Section 723.059, Florida Statutes, is amended
941 to read:
942 723.059 Rights of Purchaser of a mobile home within a
943 mobile home park.—
944 (1) The purchaser of a mobile home within a mobile home
945 park may become a tenant of the park if such purchaser would
946 otherwise qualify with the requirements of entry into the park
947 under the park rules and regulations, subject to the approval of
948 the park owner, but such approval may not be unreasonably
949 withheld. The purchaser of the mobile home may cancel or rescind
950 the contract for purchase of the mobile home if the purchaser’s
951 tenancy has not been approved by the park owner 5 days before
952 the closing of the purchase.
953 (2) Properly promulgated rules may provide for the
954 screening of any prospective purchaser to determine whether or
955 not such purchaser is qualified to become a tenant of the park.
956 (3) The purchaser of a mobile home who intends to become
957 becomes a resident of the mobile home park in accordance with
958 this section has the right to assume the remainder of the term
959 of any rental agreement then in effect between the mobile home
960 park owner and the seller and may assume the seller’s
961 prospectus. However, nothing herein shall prohibit a mobile home
962 park owner from offering the purchaser of a mobile home any
963 approved prospectus shall be entitled to rely on the terms and
964 conditions of the prospectus or offering circular as delivered
965 to the initial recipient.
966 (4) However, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit
967 a mobile home park owner from increasing the rental amount to be
968 paid by the purchaser upon the expiration of the assumed rental
969 agreement in an amount deemed appropriate by the mobile home
970 park owner, so long as such increase is disclosed to the
971 purchaser prior to his or her occupancy and is imposed in a
972 manner consistent with the purchaser’s initial offering circular
973 or prospectus and this act.
974 (5) Lifetime leases and the renewal provisions in
975 automatically renewable leases, both those existing and those
976 entered into after July 1, 1986, are not assumable unless
977 otherwise provided in the mobile home lot rental agreement or
978 unless the transferee is the home owner’s spouse. The right to
979 an assumption of the lease by a spouse may be exercised only one
980 time during the term of that lease.
981 Section 27. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
982 723.061, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is
983 added to that section, to read:
984 723.061 Eviction; grounds, proceedings.—
985 (1) A mobile home park owner may evict a mobile home owner,
986 a mobile home tenant, a mobile home occupant, or a mobile home
987 only on one or more of the following grounds:
988 (d) Change in use of the land comprising the mobile home
989 park, or the portion thereof from which mobile homes are to be
990 evicted, from mobile home lot rentals to some other use, if:
991 1. The park owner gives written notice to the homeowners’
992 association formed and operating under ss. 723.075-723.079 of
993 its right to purchase the mobile home park, if the land
994 comprising the mobile home park is changing use from mobile home
995 lot rentals to a different use, at the price and under the terms
996 and conditions set forth in the written notice.
997 a. The notice shall be delivered to the officers of the
998 homeowners’ association by United States mail. Within 45 days
999 after the date of mailing of the notice, the homeowners’
1000 association may execute and deliver a contract to the park owner
1001 to purchase the mobile home park at the price and under the
1002 terms and conditions set forth in the notice. If the contract
1003 between the park owner and the homeowners’ association is not
1004 executed and delivered to the park owner within the 45-day
1005 period, the park owner is under no further obligation to the
1006 homeowners’ association except as provided in sub-subparagraph
1007 b.
1008 b. If the park owner elects to offer or sell the mobile
1009 home park at a price lower than the price specified in her or
1010 his initial notice to the officers of the homeowners’
1011 association, the homeowners’ association has an additional 10
1012 days to meet the revised price, terms, and conditions of the
1013 park owner by executing and delivering a revised contract to the
1014 park owner.
1015 c. The park owner is not obligated under this subparagraph
1016 or s. 723.071 to give any other notice to, or to further
1017 negotiate with, the homeowners’ association for the sale of the
1018 mobile home park to the homeowners’ association after 6 months
1019 after the date of the mailing of the initial notice under sub
1020 subparagraph a.
1021 2. The park owner gives the affected mobile home owners and
1022 tenants at least 6 months’ notice of the eviction due to the
1023 projected change in use and of their need to secure other
1024 accommodations. Within 20 days after giving an eviction notice
1025 to a mobile home owner, the park owner must provide the division
1026 with a copy of the notice. The division must provide the
1027 executive director of the Florida Mobile Home Relocation
1028 Corporation with a copy of the notice.
1029 a. The notice of eviction due to a change in use of the
1030 land must include in a font no smaller than the body of the
1031 notice the following statement:
1032
1033 YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FROM THE FLORIDA MOBILE HOME
1034 RELOCATION TRUST FUND, ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA MOBILE HOME
1035 RELOCATION CORPORATION (FMHRC). FMHRC CONTACT INFORMATION IS
1036 AVAILABLE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
1037 PROFESSIONAL REGULATION.
1038
1039 b. The park owner may not give a notice of increase in lot
1040 rental amount within 90 days before giving notice of a change in
1041 use.
1042 (5) A park owner who accepts payment of any portion of the
1043 lot rental amount with actual knowledge of noncompliance after
1044 notice and termination of the rental agreement due to a
1045 violation under paragraph (1)(b), paragraph (1)(c), or paragraph
1046 (1)(e) does not waive the right to terminate the rental
1047 agreement or the right to bring a civil action for the
1048 noncompliance, but not for any subsequent or continuing
1049 noncompliance. Any rent so received must be accounted for at the
1050 final hearing.
1051 Section 28. Subsection (1) of section 723.076, Florida
1052 Statutes, is amended to read:
1053 723.076 Incorporation; notification of park owner.—
1054 (1) Upon receipt of its certificate of incorporation, the
1055 homeowners’ association shall notify the park owner in writing
1056 of such incorporation and shall advise the park owner of the
1057 names and addresses of the officers of the homeowners’
1058 association by personal delivery upon the park owner’s
1059 representative as designated in the prospectus or by certified
1060 mail, return receipt requested. Thereafter, the homeowners’
1061 association shall notify the park owner in writing by certified
1062 mail, return receipt requested, of any change of names and
1063 addresses of its president or registered agent. Upon election or
1064 appointment of new officers or board members, the homeowners’
1065 association shall notify the park owner in writing by certified
1066 mail, return receipt requested, of the names and addresses of
1067 the new officers or board members.
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1070 And the title is amended as follows:
1071 Delete lines 6 - 150
1072 and insert:
1073 industrial use; amending s. 129.03, F.S.; revising the
1074 information required to be annually submitted by
1075 county budget officers to the Office of Economic and
1076 Demographic Research; requiring certain information to
1077 be included beginning in a specified submission;
1078 amending s. 163.31771, F.S.; revising conditions under
1079 which local governments are authorized to adopt
1080 ordinances that allow accessory dwelling units in any
1081 area zoned for single-family residential use; amending
1082 s. 163.31801, F.S.; requiring counties,
1083 municipalities, and special districts to include
1084 certain data relating to impact fees in their annual
1085 financial reports; amending s. 166.04151, F.S.;
1086 authorizing governing bodies of municipalities to
1087 approve the development of affordable housing on any
1088 parcel zoned for residential, commercial, or
1089 industrial use; amending s. 166.241, F.S.; revising
1090 the information required to be annually submitted by
1091 municipal budget officers to the Office of Economic
1092 and Demographic Research; requiring certain
1093 information to be included beginning in a specified
1094 submission; amending s. 320.77, F.S.; revising a
1095 certification requirement for mobile home dealer
1096 applicants relating to the applicant’s business
1097 location; amending s. 320.771, F.S.; exempting certain
1098 recreational vehicle dealer applicants from a garage
1099 liability insurance requirement; amending s. 320.822,
1100 F.S.; revising the definition of the term “code”;
1101 amending s. 320.8232, F.S.; revising applicable
1102 standards for the repair and remodeling of mobile and
1103 manufactured homes; amending s. 367.022, F.S.;
1104 revising an exemption from regulation for certain
1105 water service resellers; exempting certain mobile home
1106 park and mobile home subdivision owners from
1107 regulation by the Florida Public Service Commission
1108 relating to water and wastewater systems; creating
1109 420.518, F.S.; precluding participating in Florida
1110 Housing Finance Corporation programs by an applicant
1111 or affiliate of an applicant under certain conditions;
1112 authorizing the board of directors of the corporation
1113 to preclude the applicant for a period of time or
1114 revoke and applicant’s funding; providing application;
1115 providing for a suspension for period of time;
1116 amending s. 420.5087, F.S.; revising the criteria used
1117 by a review committee when evaluating and selecting
1118 specified applications for state apartment incentive
1119 loans; authorizing the Florida Housing Finance
1120 Corporation to prioritize a portion of the State
1121 Apartment Incentive Loan funding set aside for certain
1122 purposes; requiring that such funding be used for
1123 housing for certain persons in foster care or persons
1124 aging out of foster care; providing requirements for
1125 such housing; requiring the corporation to consult
1126 with the Department of Children and Families to create
1127 minimum criteria for such housing; amending s.
1128 420.5095, F.S.; renaming the Community Workforce
1129 Housing Innovation Pilot Program as the Community
1130 Workforce Housing Loan Program to provide workforce
1131 housing for persons affected by the high cost of
1132 housing; revising the definition of the term
1133 “workforce housing”; deleting the definition of the
1134 term “public-private partnership”; authorizing the
1135 corporation to provide loans under the program to
1136 applicants for construction of workforce housing;
1137 requiring the corporation to establish a certain loan
1138 application process; deleting provisions requiring the
1139 corporation to provide incentives for local
1140 governments to use certain funds; requiring projects
1141 to receive priority consideration for funding under
1142 certain circumstances; deleting a provision providing
1143 for the expedition of local government comprehensive
1144 plan amendments to implement a program project;
1145 requiring that the corporation award loans at a
1146 specified interest rate and for a limited term;
1147 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
1148 deleting a provision authorizing the corporation to
1149 use a maximum percentage of a specified appropriation
1150 for administration and compliance; amending s.
1151 420.531, F.S.; specifying that technical support
1152 provided to local governments and community-based
1153 organizations includes implementation of the State
1154 Apartment Incentive Loan Program; requiring the entity
1155 providing training and technical assistance to convene
1156 and administer biannual workshops; providing
1157 requirements for such workshops; requiring such entity
1158 to annually compile and submit certain information to
1159 the Legislature and the corporation by a specified
1160 date; amending s. 420.9075, F.S.; revising
1161 requirements for reports submitted to the corporation
1162 by counties and certain municipalities; amending s.
1163 420.9076, F.S.; beginning on a specified date,
1164 revising the membership of local affordable housing
1165 advisory committees; requiring the committees to
1166 perform specified duties annually instead of
1167 triennially; revising duties of the committees;
1168 requiring locally elected officials serving on
1169 advisory committees, or their designees, to attend
1170 biannual regional workshops; providing a penalty;
1171 amending s. 423.02, F.S.; exempting certain nonprofit
1172 instrumentalities from all taxes and special
1173 assessments of the state or any city, town, county, or
1174 political subdivision of the state under certain
1175 conditions; authorizing such nonprofit
1176 instrumentalities to agree to make payments to any
1177 city, town, county, or political subdivision of the
1178 state for services, improvements, or facilities
1179 furnished by such city, town, county, or political
1180 subdivision for the benefit of a certain housing
1181 project; prohibiting a city, town, county, or
1182 political subdivision of the state from renaming,
1183 modifying terminology, or otherwise changing a tax or
1184 assessment with a certain intent; amending s. 723.011,
1185 F.S.; providing that a mobile home owner may be
1186 required to install permanent improvements as
1187 disclosed in the mobile home park prospectus; amending
1188 s. 723.012, F.S.; requiring a mobile home park owner
1189 to amend its prospectus under certain circumstances;
1190 requiring a mobile home park owner to increase shared
1191 facilities under certain circumstances; providing a
1192 requirement for the prospectus amendment; prohibiting
1193 certain costs and expenses from being passed on or
1194 passed through to existing mobile home owners;
1195 amending s. 723.023, F.S.; revising general
1196 obligations for mobile home owners; amending s.
1197 723.031, F.S.; revising construction relating to a
1198 park owner’s disclosure of certain taxes and
1199 assessments; prohibiting a mobile home park owner from
1200 charging or collecting certain taxes or charges in
1201 excess of a certain amount; amending s. 723.037, F.S.;
1202 authorizing mobile home park owners to give notice of
1203 lot rental increases for multiple anniversary dates in
1204 one notice; providing construction; revising a
1205 requirement for a lot rental negotiation committee;
1206 amending s. 723.041, F.S.; providing that a mobile
1207 home park damaged or destroyed due to natural force
1208 may be rebuilt with the same density as previously
1209 approved, permitted, and built; providing
1210 construction; amending s. 723.042, F.S.; .; revising
1211 conditions under which a person is required by a
1212 mobile home park owner or developer to provide
1213 improvements as a condition of residence in a mobile
1214 home park; amending s. 723.059, F.S.; authorizing
1215 certain mobile home purchasers to assume the seller’s
1216 prospectus; authorizing a mobile home park owner to
1217 offer a purchaser any approved prospectus; amending s.
1218 723.061, F.S.; revising requirements related to the
1219 provision of eviction notices by mobile home park
1220 owners to specified entities; specifying the waiver
1221 and nonwaiver of certain rights of mobile home park
1222 owners under certain circumstances; requiring the
1223 accounting at final hearing of rents received;
1224 amending s. 723.076, F.S.; providing a notice
1225 requirement for homeowners’ associations to park
1226 owners after the election or appointment of new
1227 officers or board members; amending s. 723.078, F.S.;