The Authority is empowered to alleviate the shortage of affordable residential housing available to low and moderate income families and individuals in Miami-Dade County. The Authority issues mortgage revenue bonds to provide capital for investment in affordable single and multifamily housing.
The Housing Finance Authority of Dade County, Florida was created on December 12, 1978 by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, Florida in accordance with Florida Housing Finance Authority Law, Part IV of Chapter 159, Florida Statutes as amended.