Notice of Development of Rulemaking

FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
67-32.002: Definitions
67-32.0035: Applicant Administrative Appeal Procedures
67-32.004: General Program Restrictions
67-32.005: Application Procedures
67-32.006: Terms and Conditions of Loan
67-32.007: Scoring, Ranking, and Funding Guidelines
67-32.009: EHCL Credit Underwriting Procedures
67-32.011: Fees
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Pursuant to Section 420.5087(3)(d), Florida Statues, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation administers the Elderly Housing Community Loan (EHCL) Program. This program provides loans to sponsors of affordable rental housing for very low income elderly households. Chapter 67-32, F.A.C., provides the procedures for the administration of this loan program and criteria for receiving, evaluating, and competitively ranking all applications for loans under the EHCL program. The intent of this Rule is to provide loans to sponsors of housing for the elderly to make building preservation, health, or sanitation repairs or improvements which are required by federal, state, or local regulation or code, or life-safety or security-related repairs or improvements to such housing.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Rule Development Workshop will be held to receive comments and suggestions from interested persons relative to program requirements as specified in Rule Chapter 67-32, Florida Administrative Code.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 420.5087 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 420.5087 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Seltzer Room, 227 North Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
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: Jody Bedgood at (850)488-4197. 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: Derek Helms, EHCL Administrator, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS available on Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s web site, www.floridahousing.org

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