67-32.005: Application Procedures
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 420.5087(3)(d), 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 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. Revisions to the Rule are required to implement technical and clarifying changes.
SUMMARY: The adoption of these revisions will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local program service delivery and will provide greater clarification of the program.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 420.5087 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 420.5087 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 9, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, 6th Floor Seltzer Room, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1329
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: Derek Helms, (850)488-4198. 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 IS: Derek Helms, EHCL Administrator, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1329
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
67-32.005 Application Procedures.
(1) The Corporation hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the EHCL Program Application Package EA0703 (1/09) (01/08)
(2) through (5) No change.
Specific Authority 420.5087(3)(d) FS. Law Implemented 420.5087(3)(d) FS. History–New 10-2-89, Amended 1-9-92, 2-25-96, Formerly 9I-32.005, Amended 11-9-98, 1-2-00, 12-31-00, 3-17-02, Repromulgated 5-5-03, Amended 2-16-05, 1-26-06, 2-20-07, 1-17-08,________.