Agencies fear legislators could cut affordable housing funds

The Florida Housing Coalition is tracking the progress of more than a dozen affordable housing bills this legislative session. But the main concern of its CEO is whether an affordable housing trust fund – expected to collect $355 million – will remain intact. "The No. 1 bill is the budget bill," said Jaimie Ross, president and CEO of the Tallahassee-based coalition." The reason for that is that is where the housing trust fund money gets appropriated." Preserving this affordable housing fund…Original Article