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Florida HB 1339 — Preemption for SAIL/SHIP-Funded Affordable Housing (FL)

Tracked preemption from the Florida overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2020-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:FL
Other Florida preemptions
Florida Live Local Act — 2024 Amendments (SB 328)Florida Live Local Act — SB 102 (2023)Florida Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) — Ch. 163.3178Florida Short-Term Rental Preemption — Ch. 509.032Florida Building Code Preemption — §553.73Florida Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act — §70.001Florida Comprehensive Plan Consistency — Ch. 163.3180Florida Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) — Ch. 161
Primary-source summary
**HB 1339 (2020)**: Preempts local regulation of affordable housing developments funded by SAIL or SHIP **Florida Building Code**: Statewide building code preempts local amendments (Florida Statute §553.73) **Bert Harris Act (§70.001)**: Property owners may claim compensation for regulations that "inordinately burden" property — similar to AZ Prop 207

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • project.funding_source_sail == True
  • project.funding_source_ship == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].allowed_usesaddaffordable_residential
review_typewaive_discretionary—Local governments may approve affordable housing on any parcel zoned residential, commercial, or industrial regardless of base-zone limits when funded by SAIL or SHIP programs.

Citation

Authority source
Florida HB 1339 (2020), codified at Fla. Stat. §166.04151(6) and §125.01055(6)
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1339

Research notes

Precursor to Live Local Act. Allows local governments to approve affordable housing on any zone when funded by State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) or State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) programs. Narrower than Live Local but still active.