HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                 Bill No. CS/HB 19   Barcode 114581
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 15,
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17         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
18  420.5088, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         420.5088  Florida Homeownership Assistance
20  Program.--There is created the Florida Homeownership
21  Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting low-income
22  persons in purchasing a home by reducing the cost of the home
23  with below-market construction financing, by reducing the
24  amount of down payment and closing costs paid by the borrower
25  to a maximum of 5 percent of the purchase price, or by
26  reducing the monthly payment to an affordable amount for the
27  purchaser. Loans shall be made available at an interest rate
28  that does not exceed 3 percent. The balance of any loan is due
29  at closing if the property is sold or transferred.
30         (1)  For loans made available pursuant to s.
31  420.507(23)(a)1. or 2.:
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    File original & 9 copies    04/02/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 19 Barcode 114581 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (a) The corporation may underwrite and make those 2 mortgage loans through the program to persons or families who 3 are eligible to participate in the corporation's single-family 4 mortgage revenue bond programs and who have incomes that do 5 not exceed 80 percent of the state or local median income, 6 whichever is greater, adjusted for family size. If the 7 corporation determines that there is insufficient demand for 8 such loans by persons or families who are eligible to 9 participate in the corporation's single-family mortgage 10 revenue bond programs, the corporation may make such mortgage 11 loans to other persons or families who have incomes that do 12 not exceed 80 percent of the state or local median income, 13 whichever amount is greater. 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 On page 1, lines 2-5, 19 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 20 21 and insert in lieu thereof: 22 An act relating to housing; amending s. 23 420.5088, F.S.; revising eligibility 24 requirements for certain loans under the 25 Florida Homeownership Assistance Program; 26 amending s. 760.29, F.S.; providing that a 27 facility or community claiming an exemption 28 from the Fair Housing Act with respect to 29 familial status 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/02/01 hjc0003 12:21 pm 00019-sgc -114581