"Support Homeownership For All" license plate

Tag, you're it!
Now it’s your turn to “Support Homeownership For All!”  FAR’s specialty license plate to support workforce housing is now available online, by mail or at your county tax collector’s office.

If you’d like to order the license plate online start here.

Once inside the pointandpay.com Web site, the ordering process begins by entering either your vehicle PIN number or your current license plate number, along with your birth date. If the "Support Homeownership For All" license plate is not already selected, you need to select it under the "Organization" category list. Follow the instructions from there.

The license plate costs an additional $27 (beyond the state's fees for a tag), which includes a $2 processing fee for DMV.  And if you purchase the tag online, you’ll pay a convenience fee, which amounts to either $2 or 2.95% of the total cost of the tag.

Proceeds from the sale of the license plate will be used exclusively for housing programs, says John Sebree, FAR vice president of Public Policy.  FAR’s goal is to provide housing assistance to teachers, nurses and others unable to afford a home.

How it all came together
FAR’s plan to help fund workforce housing projects started in 2005 with a contest to design the license plate. The winner, Melissa Bourke, 27, a graphic artist for the Naples-based John R. Wood Realtors, won $1000. Bourke's artwork was chosen from among 275 entries. Her color scheme and graphic images inspired FAR's art department to put the finishing touches on the license plate design. The design was then submitted to the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Next, the bill needed sponsorship from legislators before it could become law. State Rep. Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, led the rally. And in July 2006, Gov. Bush enthusiastically signed the bill into law.

"I am so proud that Florida Realtors® have taken the lead in providing a creative solution to the attainable workforce housing crisis," says John Sebree, FAR's vice president of public policy. "We hope the 'Support Homeownership For All' license plate will break all previous specialty license plate sales in our state."