Florida Statute 159.606 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 159
BOND FINANCING

View Entire Chapter

F.S. 159.606

159.606 Conflicts of interest; disclosure.—No member or employee of a housing finance authority shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any qualifying housing development or in any property included or planned to be included in such a development, nor shall a member or employee have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any qualifying housing development. If any member or employee of a housing finance authority owns or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned to be included in any qualifying housing project, the member or employee shall immediately disclose the same in writing to the housing finance authority. Such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the housing finance authority. Failure so to disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office.

History.—s. 6, ch. 78-89; s. 890, ch. 95-147.

F.S. 159.606 on Google Scholar

F.S. 159.606 on CourtListener

Amendments to 159.606

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 159.606

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 159.606.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 159.606

Total Results: 3

United States v. Hasner

340 F.3d 1261, 62 Fed. R. Serv. 213, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 16312, 2003 WL 21852386

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 8, 2003 | Docket: 239018

Cited 66 times | Published

possession of such an interest violated Fla. Stat. § 159.606, Hasner submitted a letter stating that he had

United States v. Ellington

348 F.3d 984, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 21757, 2003 WL 22417517

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 24, 2003 | Docket: 397785

Cited 19 times | Published

possession of such an interest violated Fla. Stat. § 159.606, Hasner submitted a letter stating that he had

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 19, 2011 | Docket: 3255083

Published

my opinion on the following question: Does section 159.606, Florida Statutes, prohibit a person from being