Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Apr. 30, 2018
Whether Respondent, Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s (“Florida Housing”), intended action to award housing credit funding to Marquis Partners, Ltd. (“Marquis Partners”), based on the Request for Applications 2017-113 Housing Credit Financing for Affordable Housing Developments Located in Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange, Palm Beach, and Pinellas Counties (the “RFA”) is contrary to governing statutes, Florida Housing rules, or the RFA specifications; and, if so, whether the award is contrary to competition, clearly erroneous, or arbitrary and capricious.Petitioner proved that Respondent's scoring decision regarding Respondent's application was erroneous and that Respondent's application is ineligible for funding. Funding should be awarded to Petitioner.