Despite creating a dedicated funding stream towards housing only a decade prior, the Legislature began sweeping money out of the Sadowski Housing Trust in 2002. Instead of being  allocated towards the creation of much-needed affordable housing units for Floridians, most of the funds were diverted to various projects unrelated to housing. By 2020, over $2.3 billion had been raided from the Sadowski Housing Trust to offset the budget, as well as cover costs attributed to the hurricanes that consistently hit Florida annually. While the Sadowski Trust Fund was originally developed to address inequities in the housing market and housing stock, it is estimated that the sweeps resulted in the loss of at least 94,000 affordable housing units. Following the initial sweep of funds in 2002, the issue of the raids went completely unaddressed for nearly two decades.