Fla. Stat. 421.52
Authorities; creation, obligations, etc., validated


(1)

The creation, establishment and organization of housing authorities under the provisions of chapter 17981, Laws of Florida, 1937, as amended, or chapter 20220, Laws of Florida, 1941 (ss. 421.01-421.36), together with all proceedings, acts and things heretofore undertaken or done with reference thereto, are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects.

(2)

All agreements and undertakings of such housing authorities heretofore entered into, relating to financing, or aiding in the development or operation of any housing projects, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, loan and annual contributions contracts, agency contracts, and leases, agreements with municipalities or other public bodies, including those which are pledged or authorized to be pledged for the protection of the holders of any notes or debentures issued by such housing authorities or which are otherwise made a part of the contract with such holders of notes or debentures, relating to cooperation in aid of housing projects, payments to public bodies in the state, furnishing of municipal services and facilities and the elimination of unsafe and insanitary dwellings, and contracts for the construction of housing projects, together with all proceedings, acts and things heretofore undertaken or done with reference thereto, are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects.

(3)

All proceedings, acts and things heretofore undertaken or done in or for the authorization, issuance, execution and delivery of notes and debentures by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the development or construction of a housing project or projects, and all notes and debentures heretofore issued by housing authorities are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects.

Source: Section 421.52 — Authorities; creation, obligations, etc., validated, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0421.­52 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

421.01
Short title
421.001
State role in housing and urban development
421.02
Finding and declaration of necessity
421.03
Definitions
421.04
Creation of housing authorities
421.05
Appointment, qualifications, and tenure of commissioners
421.06
Commissioners or employees prohibited from acquiring interests in housing projects and required to disclose interests in specified properties
421.07
Removal of commissioners
421.08
Powers of authority
421.09
Operation not for profit
421.10
Rentals and tenant selection
421.11
Cooperation of authorities
421.12
Eminent domain
421.13
Planning, zoning and building laws
421.14
Debentures
421.15
Form and sale of debentures
421.16
Provisions of debentures and trust indentures
421.17
Validation of debentures and proceedings
421.18
Remedies of an obligee of authority
421.19
Additional remedies conferrable by authority
421.21
Aid from Federal Government
421.22
Reports
421.23
Liabilities of authority
421.24
Organization and establishment
421.25
Contracts and undertakings
421.26
Notes and bonds
421.27
Housing authorities in counties
421.28
Creation of regional housing authority
421.29
Area of operation of regional housing authority
421.30
Commissioners of regional authorities
421.31
Powers of regional housing authority
421.32
Rural housing projects
421.33
Housing applications by farmers
421.34
Additional definitions
421.35
Supplemental nature of sections
421.36
Short title
421.46
Organization and establishment of housing authorities validated
421.47
Contracts and undertakings of housing authorities validated
421.48
Notes and bonds of housing authorities validated
421.49
Area of operation of housing authorities for defense housing
421.50
Decreasing area of operation of regional authority
421.51
Authority for county excluded from regional authority
421.52
Authorities
421.091
Financial accounting and investments
421.101
False representations to obtain lower rent in housing accommodations
421.261
Continuance of municipal housing authorities when municipality abolished
421.321
Execution of mortgages

Current through Fall 2025

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