Florida Community Land Trust Institute

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157719425558948532012-02-16T04:10:39.813-05:00Florida Community Land Trust InstituteFlorida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-54726024956942507842009-11-04T11:54:00.000-05:002009-11-04T11:54:25.774-05:00WE DID IT!

It’s taken several years, but we finally have statutory direction for property appraisers to assess community land trust properties in a sensible way—in accordance with the resale restricted value, not the price the property could fetch were it not a community land trust property. This statute simply codifies what the county property appraiser is already doing in many communities, but some

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-15780149691538880672009-01-29T15:16:00.003-05:002009-01-29T15:31:00.779-05:00Property Tax Relief Proposed for Community Land Trusts

Many thanks to Representative Keith Fitzgerald (Sarasota) for again sponsoring the CLT property tax legislation. The bill will be considered in the 2009 legislative session. Click here to view a copy of the proposed language.

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-82937566232032382082009-01-06T18:35:00.020-05:002009-01-06T19:11:24.143-05:00Rep. Aubuchon Files Housing Bill

Representative Aubuchon has filed the housing bill again this year and it contains the property tax language for community land trusts which directs the property appraisers to use the resale restriction in the ground lease to determine the assessed value of the land owned by the CLT and the structure owned by the homeowner. The bill filed December 23, 2008 is HB 161. There is no companion bill

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-24537202193909238162009-01-05T10:43:00.008-05:002009-01-06T18:34:53.807-05:00Florida Community Land Trust Institute Advocacy for Property Tax Relief

HB 699 sponsored by Representative Gary Aubuchon in the 2008 Legislative Session provided ad valorem (property tax) direction to property appraisers for the assessment of community land trust land and improvements (the structure or home on the community land trust owned land). The reason this legislation is needed is because certain county property appraisers indicated they would not

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-31277340532207577442008-01-03T16:54:00.000-05:002008-01-04T13:58:58.275-05:00Property Tax Relief for Community Land Trusts Bills Filed in Florida House and Senate

The Florida Community Land Trust Institute has been working with Senator Bennett and Representative Fitzgerald to obtain ad valorem (real property) tax direction and tax relief for community land trust properties. This legislation was originally adopted in June, 2007, but due to a legislative staff error, never became effective. SB 796 and HB 431 are identical bills which we expect to pass

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-10553159947680628252007-11-12T13:08:00.000-05:002007-11-12T13:12:37.477-05:00Community Land Trusts on rise

Community Land Trusts have grown steadily and spread all over the country, as more nonprofits and local governments have embraced the concept as a way to provide permanently affordable housing, according to a new survey by the Lincoln Institute.Key findings of the survey, now available in this working paper , include: • CLTs largely serve very low (less than 50% area median income), low (

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Property Tax Relief for Community Land Trusts Property Tax Relief for Community Land Trusts In HB 1, passed June 14th, (special session 2007 B), the Florida Legislature adopted property tax relief for the community land trust (nonprofit owner of the land) and direction to property appraisers on the valuation of the resale restricted home. But due to a legislative staff error in bill

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-7725231841071964072007-10-07T12:26:00.000-04:002007-10-07T12:29:13.284-04:00Workforce Housing is Provided in Northwood Renaissance Community Land Trust

September 28, 2007 Workforce Housing is Provided in Northwood Renaissance Community Land Trust West Palm Beach, Florida- On September 29, 2007, first-time homebuyers Sampson and Marie Lagearre purchased the sixth Community Land Trust (CLT) home built by Northwood Renaissance. The agency partnered with Palm Beach County and Local Initiatives Support Corporation to provide Sampson

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-57300101190097154572007-09-24T10:37:00.000-04:002007-10-07T12:33:54.881-04:00Florida Supplement to ICE Legal Manual

The Affordable Housing Committee of the Florida Bar Real Property & Probate Section developed a Florida supplement to the Legal Manual developed by the Institute for Community Economics. This is a supplement and is intended for use in conjunction with the ICE Legal Manual. It is available to members of the Bar and is free. It is only available through the RPPTL website.Lawyers interested

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-76317657610875772012007-09-24T10:33:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:39:02.870-04:00Land trust homes go modular

Land trust homes go modular Strategy helps Hannibal Square keep its affordability

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-60587243703680440852007-09-09T11:27:00.000-04:002007-09-09T11:37:21.378-04:00Construction to being on Winter Park affordable green homes

Construction to being on Winter Park affordable green homes(Orlando Business Journal © 09/06/2007) (Registration Required) Work is expected to begin Sept. 19 on a new affordably-priced, energy-efficient housing development in Winter Park, the Hannibal Square Community Land Trust announced Wednesday.

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-11889358540573862372007-09-08T16:59:00.001-04:002007-09-08T17:00:59.557-04:00Land trust votes to operate in public eye

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/08/25/s3b_CLT_0825.html

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-46090298798932853212007-09-08T16:54:00.000-04:002007-09-08T16:57:32.520-04:00Delray Beach's land trust helping to create affordable housing

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-fllandtrust0826pcaug26,0,2924179.story

Florida Community Land Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867198734258771180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615771942555894853.post-76637585424075598392007-08-24T15:50:00.000-04:002007-11-06T22:30:55.879-05:00Property Tax Relief for Community Land Trusts

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