Florida Statute 421.27 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Chapter 421
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F.S. 421.27

421.27 Housing authorities in counties.—

(1) In each county of the state there is hereby created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “housing authority” of the county; provided, however, that such housing authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers hereunder until or unless the governing body of such county, by proper resolution shall declare at any time hereafter that there is need for a housing authority to function in and for such county, which declaration shall be made by such governing body for such county in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the declaration of the governing body of a city required by s. 421.04 for the purpose of authorizing a housing authority created for a city to transact business and exercise its powers, except that the petition referred to in said s. 421.04 shall be signed by 25 residents of such county.

(2) Upon notification of the adoption of such resolution the commissioners of a housing authority created for a county, who shall be qualified electors of such county, shall be appointed by the Governor in the same manner as the commissioners of a housing authority created for a city may be appointed by the mayor; and except as otherwise provided herein, each housing authority created for a county and the commissioners thereof, within the area of operation of such housing authority as hereinafter defined, shall have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges provided for housing authorities created for cities and the commissioners of such housing authorities, in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to housing authorities created for cities were applicable to housing authorities created for counties; provided, that for such purposes the term “mayor” as used in the Housing Authorities Law shall be construed as meaning “Governor,” the term “governing body” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county commissioners,” the term “city” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county,” and the term “clerk” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county clerk,” as herein defined, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context; and provided further that the Governor may appoint any persons as commissioners of a housing authority created for a county who are qualified electors in such county; and provided further that such commissioners may be removed or suspended in the same manner and for the same reasons as other officers appointed by the Governor.

(3) The area of operation of a housing authority created for a county shall include all of the county for which it is created except that portion of the county which lies within the territorial boundaries of any city as defined in the Housing Authorities Law, as amended.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20220, 1941.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 421.27

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 421.27.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 421.27

Total Results: 11

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2002-06-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: jurisdictional limitations upon such action. Section 421.27, Florida Statutes, provides for the creation in… Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tls 1 Section 421.27(1), Fla. Stat., provides that a county housing … need for a county housing authority. 2 Section 421.27(3), Fla. Stat. 3 Section 421.04(1), Fla. Stat.,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1999-08-12T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: housing authority, created pursuant to section 421.27, Florida Statutes, to a city community redevelopment… housing authority, created pursuant to section 421.27, Florida Statutes, to a city community redevelopment…constitutes a public office under the county. Section 421.27(1), Florida Statutes, provides in part: "In…housing authorities created pursuant to section 421.27, Florida Statutes, as independent special districts…county housing authority created pursuant to section 421.27, Florida Statutes, would appear to be an office

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1992-04-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: was created as set forth in that chapter. Section 421.27(1), F.S., authorizes a county to create "a…members of its Board of Commissioners. 1 Section 421.27(2), F.S. 2 See, State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida

Wilson v. Palm Beach County Housing Authority

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1987-02-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 503 So. 2d 893, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 100, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2697

Snippet: Housing Authority was created pursuant to section 421.27, Florida Statutes (1985), and seeks to validate

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1985-03-03T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: at the time a vacancy exists. (e.s.) See also, s 421.27(2), F.S., making provisions of Ch. 421, F.S., applicable…applicable to a county housing authority pursuant to s 421.27[2], F.S.), may not be applied retrospectively to

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1984-03-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: county transit authority district). See also, s 421.27(2), F.S. "District" is defined as one

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1981-12-21T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: insurance coverage will not be discussed here. Section 421.27(1), F.S., establishes `[i]n each county of the … the definition of `housing authority' in s.421.27, F.S., and the general purposes thereof, a county

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-02-06T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: county housing authority is a state agency. Section 421.27(1), F. S., provides for the creation of county …the Housing Authorities Law. . . .' Section 421.27(3). Within the area of its operation, a housing

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-09-02T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: functioning of the county housing authority. Section 421.27(1), F. S., in pertinent part, reads: In each…function in and for said county . . . . Section 421.27(2), F. S., provides that, upon notification of …. . . . Your letter advises that pursuant to s. 421.27(1), F. S., the Board of County Commissioners of…commissioners on July 6, 1966. (It should be noted that s. 421.27 does not in express terms qualify or limit the … these circumstances. AS TO QUESTION 1: Section 421.27(1), F. S., states that `[in] each county of the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-05-07T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: that a county housing authority created under s. 421.27, F. S., providing that "[i]n each county of

Lewis v. Peters

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1953-07-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 66 So. 2d 489

Snippet: Appellants derived their authority from sections 421.27 to 421.45, Florida Statutes Annotated. The basic