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DURHAM PLACE, LTD; AND DURHAM PLACE DEVELOPER, LLC vs FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, 19-001396BID (2019)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 19-001396BID Visitors: 10
Petitioner: DURHAM PLACE, LTD; AND DURHAM PLACE DEVELOPER, LLC
Respondent: FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
Judges: J. BRUCE CULPEPPER
Agency: Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Mar. 15, 2019
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Friday, June 7, 2019.

Latest Update: Jun. 24, 2019
Summary: The issue in this bid protest matter is whether Respondent, Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s, intended award of funding under Request for Applications 2018-112 was contrary to its governing statutes, rules, or the solicitation specifications.Neither Pet'r.(s) proved that Florida Housing's intended award is contrary to its governing statutes, rules, or the solicitation specifications; further, the existence of a temporary injunction does not inhibit Florida Housing from awarding tax credits.
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STATE OF FLORIDA

FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION


AMELIA COURT AT CREATIVE VILLAGE - PHASE II PARTNERS, LTD.


Appellants, FHFC CASE NO. 2019-019BP


v.


FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, DURHAM PLACE,

LTD., DURHAM PLACE DEVELOPER, LLC, HAWTHORNE PARK, LTD., and HAWTHORNE PARK DEVELOPER, LLC,


Appellees.

I


FINAL ORDER


This cause came before the Board ofDirectors of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (the "Board") for consideration and final agency action on December 13, 2019. On November 19, 2019, Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd ("Amelia Court") and Florida Housing Finance Corporation executed a Settlement Agreement, attached as Exhibit A. Based on the Settlement Agreement, Amelia Court is eligible and selected for funding in RFA 2018-112.

The Settlement Agreement is adopted and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth in this Order.


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Filed December 16, 2019 1:36 PM Division of Administrative Hearings


IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Amelia Court is eligible and selected for funding in RFA 2018-112, subject to credit underwriting .

DONE AND ORDERED this 13th day of December, 2019.

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FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION

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Copies to:


Hugh R. Brown, General Counsel Hugh.Brown@floridahousing.org


Chris McGuire, Assistant General Counsel Chris.Mcguire @fior id ahous ing.org


Marisa Button, Director of Multifamily Programs Marisa.Button@fioridahousing.org


M. Christopher Bryant

cbryant@oh fc.com

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW


A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.68, FLORIDA STATUTES. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS ARE GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. SUCH PROCEEDINGS ARE COMMENCED BY FILING ONE COPY OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY CLERK OF THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, 227 NORTH BRONOUGH STREET, SUITE 5000, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32301-1329, AND A SECOND COPY, ACCOMPANIED BY THE FILING FEES PRESCRIBED BYLAW, WITH THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST DISTRICT, 2000 DRAYTON DRIVE, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-0950, OR IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN THE APPELLATE DISTRICT WHERE THE PARTY RESIDES. THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.


Docket for Case No: 19-001396BID
Issue Date Proceedings
Dec. 16, 2019 Settlement Agreement filed.
Dec. 16, 2019 Agency Final Order filed.
Jun. 24, 2019 Respondent Florida Housing's Response to Petitioner Amelia Court's Exceptions to Recommended Order filed.
Jun. 24, 2019 Hawthorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's and Durham Place, Ltd. , and Durham Place Developer, LLC's Response to Exceptions filed.
Jun. 24, 2019 Petitioner, Amelia Court's Exceptions to Recommended Order filed.
Jun. 24, 2019 Stipulation for Dismissal filed.
Jun. 24, 2019 Agency Final Order filed.
Jun. 24, 2019 Agency Final Order filed.
Jun. 11, 2019 Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding the Temportry Injunction Cases cited in Hawthorne Park;s Final Hearing Memorandum to Intervenor.
Jun. 11, 2019 Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding a duplicate copy of Hawthorne Park's Final Hearing Memorandum to Intervenor.
Jun. 07, 2019 Recommended Order (hearing held April 15, 2019). CASE CLOSED.
Jun. 07, 2019 Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
May 10, 2019 Respondent Florida Housing's Proposed Recommended Order (filed in Case No. 19-001397BID).
May 10, 2019 Proposed Recommended Order of Petitioner, Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd. filed.
May 09, 2019 Durham Place, Ltd. and Durham Place Developer, LLC?s Proposed Recommended Order filed.
May 09, 2019 Hawthorne Park, Ltd. and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC?s Proposed Recommended Order filed.
Apr. 30, 2019 Notice of Filing Transcript.
Apr. 30, 2019 Transcript of Proceedings (not available for viewing) filed.
Apr. 24, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s Response in Opposition to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawthorne Park, Ltd. and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 11 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 10 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 9 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 8 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 7 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 6 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 5 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 4 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 3 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 2 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Part 1 to Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawrhorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 17, 2019 Durham Place, Ltd., Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawthorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Second Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 15, 2019 CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
Apr. 15, 2019 Renewed Motion to Dismiss filed.
Apr. 15, 2019 Durham Place, Ltd. Durham Place Developer, LLC, Hawthorne Park, Ltd., and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC's Unopposed Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 15, 2019 Hawthorne Park's Final Hearing Memorandum filed.
Apr. 12, 2019 Respondent Florida Housing's Motion in Limine (filed in Case No. 19-001397BID).
Apr. 12, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.?s Unopposed Request for Official Recognition filed.
Apr. 12, 2019 Joint Pre-hearing Stipulation filed.
Apr. 11, 2019 Notice of Filing Amended Order Denying Plaintiff's Emergency Motion for Temporary Injunction filed.
Apr. 11, 2019 Order Denying Hawthorne Park's Motion to Dismiss.
Apr. 11, 2019 Order Denying Amelia Court's Motion to Dismiss Durham Place's Second Amended Petition.
Apr. 10, 2019 CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
Apr. 09, 2019 Response to Hawthorne Park, Ltd.'s Motion to Dismiss filed.
Apr. 09, 2019 Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
Apr. 08, 2019 Notice of Appearance (Douglas P. Manson) filed.
Apr. 08, 2019 Motion to Dismiss Durham Place's Second Amended Petition filed.
Apr. 08, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.?s Motion to Dismiss Durham Place?s Second Amended Petition filed.
Apr. 05, 2019 Notice of Telephonic Motion Hearing (motion hearing set for April 10, 2019; 2:00 p.m.).
Apr. 04, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s Response to Hawthorne Park, Ltd.'s Motion to Dismiss filed.
Apr. 03, 2019 Second Amended Formal Written Protest of Award and Petition for Administrative Hearing filed.
Apr. 02, 2019 Hawthorne Park, LTD?s and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC?s Notice of Serving Responses to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, LTD.?s First Request for Admissions filed.
Apr. 02, 2019 Hawthorne Park, LTD?s and Hawthorne Park Developer, LLC?s Notice of Serving Unverified Responses to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, LTD.?s Second Set of Interrogatories filed.
Apr. 02, 2019 Durham Place, LTD?s and Durham Place Developer, LLC?s Notice of Serving Responses to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, LTD?s First Request for Admissions filed.
Apr. 02, 2019 Durham Place, LTD?s and Durham Place Developer, LLC?s Notice of Serving Unverified Responses to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, LTD?s Second Set of Interrogatories filed.
Apr. 01, 2019 Hawthorne Park, LLC?s and Hawthorne Park Developer, Inc.?s Notice of Serving Unverified Responses to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, LTD?s First Interrogatories filed.
Apr. 01, 2019 Durham Place, LLC?s and Durham Place Developer, Inc.?s Notice of Serving Unverified Responses to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, LTD.?s First Interrogatories filed.
Mar. 29, 2019 Motion to Dismiss filed.
Mar. 29, 2019 Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Petition, with Leave to Amend
Mar. 28, 2019 Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss filed.
Mar. 28, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s Notice of Service of Second Set of Interrogatories to Durham Place, Ltd. filed.
Mar. 28, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s Notice of Service of Second Set of Interrogatories to Intervenor Hawthorne Park, Ltd. filed.
Mar. 28, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s First Requests for Admission to Intervenor Durham Place, Ltd. filed.
Mar. 28, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s First Requests for Admission to Intervenor Hawthorne Park, Ltd. filed.
Mar. 27, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.?s Responses to Petitioners Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s First Requests for Admissions filed.
Mar. 27, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd. Responses to Petitioners Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s First Requests for Production filed.
Mar. 27, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.?s Notice of Serving Unsigned Answers to Petitioners Durham Place, LTD.'s and Durham Place Developer, LLC's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
Mar. 27, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.?s Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Durham Place, Ltd. filed.
Mar. 27, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.?s Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Intervenor Hawthorne Park, Ltd. filed.
Mar. 27, 2019 Order Granting Motion to Intervene.
Mar. 26, 2019 Notice of Telephonic Motion Hearing (motion hearing set for March 29, 2019; 10:00 a.m.).
Mar. 25, 2019 Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s Motion to Intervene filed.
Mar. 25, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s Renewed Motion to Dismiss filed.
Mar. 22, 2019 Petitioners Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s First Requests for Admission to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd filed.
Mar. 22, 2019 Petitioners Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s First Requests for Production to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd filed.
Mar. 22, 2019 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Durham Place, LLC's and Durham Place Developer, Inc.'s First Interrogatories to Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd filed.
Mar. 20, 2019 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Mar. 20, 2019 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for April 15, 2019; 2:00 p.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Mar. 20, 2019 Order Granting Motion to Consolidate, in Part (DOAH Case Nos. 19-1396BID and 19-1397BID).
Mar. 15, 2019 Motion to Consolidate Cases filed.
Mar. 15, 2019 Notice of Appearance (Chris McGuire).
Mar. 15, 2019 Amended Formal Written Protest of Award and Petition for Administrative Hearing filed.
Mar. 15, 2019 Amelia Court at Creative Village - Phase II Partners, Ltd.'s Notice of Appearance and Motion to Dismiss filed.
Mar. 15, 2019 Notice to All Bidders on RFA 2018-112 filed.
Mar. 15, 2019 Notice of Protest filed.
Mar. 15, 2019 Formal Written Protest of Award and Petition for Administrative Hearing filed.
Mar. 15, 2019 Agency referral filed.

Orders for Case No: 19-001396BID
Issue Date Document Summary
Dec. 16, 2019 Agency Final Order
Jun. 21, 2019 Agency Final Order
Jun. 21, 2019 Agency Final Order
Jun. 07, 2019 Recommended Order Neither Pet'r.(s) proved that Florida Housing's intended award is contrary to its governing statutes, rules, or the solicitation specifications; further, the existence of a temporary injunction does not inhibit Florida Housing from awarding tax credits.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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