Delray Beach Community Land Trust
Florida
Delray Beach
141 SW 12th Ave
33444
561-243-7500
2005
Yes
To create healthy communities through the provision and preservation of affordable housing for low to moderate income households.
Twelve member tri-partite board of directors whose membership includes: one third current leaseholders, one third community residents, and one third other public and private community stakeholders
n/a
Residents must not exceed 140% AMI
In response to gentrification and the displacement of Black homeowners and renters within city limits, the City of Delray put together a task team charged with minimizing displacement. That task team commissioned a study by Florida Atlantic University, which suggested that Delray City consider community land trusts as a tool for redevelopment without displacement. While initially met with skepticism, in 2005 community stakeholders formed the Delray Beach CLT (DBCLT). The DBCLT has collaborated with other community non-profit housing and family support agencies to develop housing, and provide a wide range of services to DBCLT home owners and lessees.
Land donations and additional homeowner subsidies from City of Delray Beach
The DBCLT is part of the Florida Housing CLT Institute and the Florida Housing Coalition.