OUR MISSION

The Hannibal Square Community Land Trust was established as a 501(c) 3 not for profit member based corporation in Winter Park, Florida in November, 2004. 

Dedicated to preserving the quality and affordability of housing within the Winter Park Community Redevelopment Area, the Land Trust provides opportunities for low, very low and moderate income families to secure housing that is controlled by the residents on a long term basis. 

To achieve it goals, the Land Trust obtains real property which it then leases to qualified buyers on a 99 year ground lease.  The buyer is able to build a home, removing the often prohibitive cost of the land from the equation.  This creative approach to home ownership is modeled on the nationally successful land trust movement, an increasingly popular way to insure that communities like Winter Park maintain a diverse mix of housing opportunities.