§ 17-125.1. Rental of Property.  


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  • At the sole discretion of the County Mayor or the County Mayor's designee, the County Mayor or the County Mayor's designee may allow developers to rent eligible homes on a temporary basis if the qualified developer can demonstrate to the County's satisfaction that they have made a good faith effort to sell the eligible home. The term "good faith effort" shall include, but is not limited to, marketing of the eligible home by listing the home on the multiple listing service for a minimum of three months, placing a "For Sale" sign on the property, and reducing the original asking price. In the event the qualified developer is able to demonstrate and certify that it has used good faith efforts to sell the eligible home and the County permits the rental of said home, the County shall require the qualified developer to rent the eligible home to families who are eligible participants in one of the County's or other local municipality's rental housing assistance programs, including but not limited to, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program administered by the Miami-Dade Public Housing and Community Development, or its successor agency or department or the Household Exiting Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing and Domestic Violence programs administered by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust. The County shall determine prior to authorizing a qualified developer to rent an eligible home whether the rental of said home is consistent with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. At the discretion of the County Mayor or the County Mayor's designee, the qualified developer may be authorized to rent to market low-income families as long as the qualified developer provides an executed lease and the renter provides verifiable income and family size documentation initially and annually.

    Upon the County's approval to rent any eligible home, each qualified developer shall be required to comply with all applicable federal and state housing laws and regulations. Qualified developers shall also be required to rent the eligible homes for a minimum of one year and will not be permitted to sell said eligible home during the first year it is rented, unless it is sold to the existing tenant.

(Ord. No. 10-25, § 3, 4-6-10; Ord. No. 12-35, § 1, 5-1-12; Ord. No. 17-08, § 1, 2-7-17)