About Us


Meetings
The Authority will hold its monthly meetings on the declared dates at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commission Meeting Room, 4th Floor, Clay County Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043.  (Third Thursday of each month)

Appeals
Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Authority with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, said record to include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.

Accessibility
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency publishing this notice no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at the address given in this notice.  Telephone:  904-278-8006, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (V), via Florida Relay Service.

Scheduled Meeting Dates

October 16, 2025
November 20, 2025
December 18, 2025
January 15, 2026
February 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
April 16, 2026
May 21, 2026
June 18, 2026
July 16, 2026
August 20, 2026
September 17, 2026

Ethics
The Housing Finance Authority of Clay County follows the ethics standards as delineated at http://www.ethics.state.fl.us (select “Ethics Laws”).

Authority
Clay County Ordinance 80-19 established the Housing Finance Authority of Clay County (www.claycountygov.com) on March 25, 1980.

Service Area
The Housing Finance Authority of clay County serves the physical boundaries equal to that of Clay County, Florida.

We serve low, moderate or middle income home buyers and renters by:

  • connecting qualified buyers to lenders with appropriate loans
  • providing downpayment assistance to first-time and non-first-time homebuyers in our service area
  • working with developers of multifamily housing to permanently set aside particular units for low and moderate income renters

The Housing Finance Authority (HFA) of Clay County was created to:

  • provide safe, sanitary, and decent housing; to encourage investment by private enterprise; and
  • to stimulate construction and rehabilitation of housing through the use of public funds.

When the market is favorable, the HFA may obtain funds through the issuance of bonds at relatively low interest rates.  These bonds  are eligible to Clay County citizens of low to moderate income at reasonable mortgage loan interest rates.

Documents

Revenue Information: NA, the Clay County Housing Finance Authority does not impose taxes, fees or charges. Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports available at https://apps.fldfs.com/LocalGov/Reports/