07 / 20 / 2010
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MEMORANDUM NO. 05 (2009-2010) Memorandum
07 / 08 / 2010
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) with the support of the Bank of America Foundation, will recognize affordable housing developers who are committed to building sustainable communities. The Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program will award grants and provide educational resources to affordable housing developers and related public agencies who choose to pursue LEED 2009 for Neighborhood Development certification
06 / 30 / 2010
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The Florida Housing Coalition has recently received guidance from staff at the Department of Revenue about an important question of interest to NSP Grantees: “Are NSP mortgages exempted from paying the intangible tax and documentary stamp tax?” According to Ms...
05 / 20 / 2010
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HUD has released the estimated median family incomes (MFIs) and income limits for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. MFIs are used as the basis for income limits in several HUD programs (including the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, CDBG, and HOME programs), as well as in programs run by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
04 / 30 / 2010
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The housing bills that repealed the cap on the state and local housing trust funds (HB 665 sponsored by Representative Aubuchon and SB 262 sponsored by Senator Bennett) passed both the House and the Senate, but will not become law because the housing bill became a vehicle for other agendas
04 / 27 / 2010
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The omnibus affordable housing bill moved through its last step before final passage today (April 27). As noted earlier, HB 665 which removes the cap on the Sadowski affordable housing trust funds, passed the House last week. Its companion bill, SB 262, was withdrawn from its remaining committees in the Senate earlier this week, and placed on the Special Order Calendar (the bills that are actually taken up)
04 / 23 / 2010
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Affordable Housing Legislation Passes the Full Florida HouseSadowski Coalition Applauds the Florida House for Repealing the Cap & Passing Vital Legislation
04 / 23 / 2010
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HB 665 by Representative Gary Aubuchon passed the House unanimously this afternoon. The bill includes repeal of the cap on the housing trust funds, along with other housing legislation
