- Galleon Bay Corp. v. Bd. of County Comm’rs, No. 3D11-1296, 2012 WL 6027768 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 5, 2012). As I discussed in an early post, "in determining whether a landowner’s investment-backed expectations are met in an inverse condemnation case, trial courts should not factor commonly owned but separately platted subdivisions in the analysis."
- Bd. of Supervisors v. Fla. Dep’t of Transp., 103 So. 3d 218 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). I also covered this case previously. In an inverse condemnation proceeding, attorneys’ fees must be awarded based on all work relating to the suit. This includes work performed before the date a suit is filed.
- Bischoff v. Walker, No. 5D11-2194, 2012 WL 6213271 (Fla. 5th DCA Dec. 14, 2012). "Where a deed references a property boundary defined by a natural monument, such as a canal or lake, Florida law follows the general rule that a rebuttable presumption exists in favor of finding the boundary at the centerline of the monument, absent evidence of contrary intent."
- Jass Properties, LLC v. N. Lauderdale, 101 So. 3d 400 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). "Florida law does not expressly prohibit a municipality from declining to contract with tenants for utility services and instead restricting service agreements to property owners."
- Clark v. Bluewater Key RV Ownership Park, No. 3D11-884, 2012 WL 6602657 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 19, 2012). "An association of property owners at a recreational vehicle park is not subject to regulations of homeowners’ associations under chapter 720, Florida Statutes, where the park prohibits any permanent or semi-permanent structures intended or used as permanent living quarters."
- Florida Attorney General Opinion 12-32 (2012). "A proposed county ordinance that would condition acceptance of an application for rezoning on the consent of a specified number of property owners may be an illegal delegation of legislative power."
My archives have about two years' worth of analysis and these summaries on the new environmental and land use cases, for those who are interested.
