Florida Statute 421.101 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE

Chapter 421
PUBLIC HOUSING

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F.S. 421.101

421.101 False representations to obtain lower rent in housing accommodations; penalty.—Whoever makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact in order to obtain a lower rent for housing accommodations in a low-rent housing development operated pursuant to this chapter, than the rental such person is required to pay pursuant to federal or state statutes, schedule of rents or rules and regulations as determined and fixed by housing authorities created pursuant to this chapter, aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and each such false statement or representation or failure to disclose a material fact as aforesaid shall constitute a separate offense.

History.—s. 1, ch. 61-468; s. 362, ch. 71-136.

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Cases Citing Statute 421.101

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Beckett v. Department of Financial Services

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-05-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 982 So. 2d 94

Snippet: and the general public. Thomas, 559 So.2d at 421. *101 The Thomas court noted that different considerations

Bostick v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1989-11-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 554 So. 2d 1153

Snippet: illegal aliens were present. Cortez, 449 U.S. at 421, 101 S.Ct. at 696. The same rationale underlies a number