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Florida Statutes, Title XIII

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Title XIII, Planning and Development

5 chapters · 134 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XIII134 Ch 189, Uniform Special District Accountabil…55 Ch 190, Community Development Districts36 Ch 186, State and Regional Planning27 Ch 191, Independent Special Fire Control Dis…14 Ch 187, State Comprehensive Plan2

134 sections·Filtered byTitle XIII✕

Fla. Stat. § 190.016 Bonds
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(1) SALE OF BONDS.—Bonds may be sold in blocks or installments at different times, or an entire issue or series may be sold at one time. Bonds may be sold at public or private sale after such advertisement, if any, as the board may deem advisable but not in any event at less than…
Fla. Stat. § 190.017 Trust agreements
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Any issue of bonds shall be secured by a trust agreement by and between the district and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds …
Fla. Stat. § 190.021 Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments
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(1) AD VALOREM TAXES.—An elected board shall have the power to levy and assess an ad valorem tax on all the taxable property in the district to construct, operate, and maintain assessable improvements; to pay the principal of, and interest on, any general obligation bonds of the …
Fla. Stat. § 190.022 Special assessments
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(1) The board may levy special assessments for the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or maintenance of district facilities authorized under this chapter using the procedures for levy and collection provided in chapter 170 or chapter 197.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions…

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Fla. Stat. § 190.023 Issuance of certificates of indebtedness based on assessments for assessable improvements; assessment bonds

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(1) The board may, after any assessments for assessable improvements are made, determined, and confirmed as provided in s. 190.022, issue certificates of indebtedness for the amount so assessed against the abutting property or property otherwise benefited, as the case may be; and…

Fla. Stat. § 190.024 Tax liens

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All taxes of the district provided for in this act, together with all penalties for default in the payment of the same and all costs in collecting the same, including a reasonable attorney’s fee fixed by the court and taxed as a cost in the action brought to enforce payment, shal…

Fla. Stat. § 190.025 Payment of taxes and redemption of tax liens by the district; sharing in proceeds of tax sale

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(1) The district has the right to:(a) Pay any delinquent state, county, district, municipal, or other tax or assessment upon lands located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the district; and(b) To redeem or purchase any tax sales certificates issued or sold on account …

Fla. Stat. § 190.026 Foreclosure of liens

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Any lien in favor of the district arising under this act may be foreclosed by the district by foreclosure proceedings in the name of the district in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by general law in like manner as is provided in chapter 170 or chapter 173 and amendm…

Fla. Stat. § 190.031 Mandatory use of certain district facilities and services

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To the full extent permitted by law, the district shall require all lands, buildings, premises, persons, firms, and corporations within the district to use the water management and control facilities and water and sewer facilities of the district.History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

Fla. Stat. § 190.033 Bids required

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(1) No contract shall be let by the board for any goods, supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof to be paid by the district shall exceed the amount provided in s. 287.017 for category four, unless notice of bids or other competitive solicitation, including …

Fla. Stat. § 190.035 Fees, rentals, and charges; procedure for adoption and modifications; minimum revenue requirements

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(1) The district is authorized to prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, or other charges, hereinafter sometimes referred to as “revenues,” and to revise the same from time to time, for the facilities and services furnished by the district, within the limits…

Fla. Stat. § 190.036 Recovery of delinquent charges

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In the event that any rates, fees, rentals, charges, or delinquent penalties shall not be paid as and when due and shall be in default for 60 days or more, the unpaid balance thereof and all interest accrued thereon, together with reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, may be reco…

Fla. Stat. § 190.037 Discontinuance of service

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In the event the fees, rentals, or other charges for water and sewer services, or either of them, are not paid when due, the board shall have the power, under such reasonable rules and regulations as the board may adopt, to discontinue and shut off both water and sewer services u…

Fla. Stat. § 190.041 Enforcement and penalties

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The board or any aggrieved person may have recourse to such remedies in law and at equity as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this act, including injunctive relief to enjoin or restrain any person violating the provisions of this act or any bylaws, res…

Fla. Stat. § 190.043 Suits against the district

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Any suit or action brought or maintained against the district for damages arising out of tort, including, without limitation, any claim arising upon account of an act causing an injury or loss of property, personal injury, or death, shall be subject to the limitations provided in…

Fla. Stat. § 190.044 Exemption of district property from execution

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All district property shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against such property, nor shall any judgment against the district be a charge or lien on its property or revenues; however, nothing containe…

Fla. Stat. § 190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district

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(1) A landowner or the board may petition to contract or expand the boundaries of a community development district in the following manner:(a) The petition shall contain the same information required by s. 190.005(1)(a)1. and 8. In addition, if the petitioner seeks to expand the …

Fla. Stat. § 190.048 Sale of real estate within a district; required disclosure to purchaser

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Subsequent to the establishment of a district under this chapter, each contract for the initial sale of a parcel of real property and each contract for the initial sale of a residential unit within the district shall include, immediately prior to the space reserved in the contrac…

Fla. Stat. § 190.0485 Notice of establishment

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Within 30 days after the effective date of a rule or ordinance establishing a community development district under this act, the district shall cause to be recorded in the property records in the county in which it is located a “Notice of Establishment of the Community Developmen…

Fla. Stat. § 190.049 Special acts prohibited

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Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, there shall be no special law or general law of local application creating an independent special district which has the powers enumerated in two or more of the paragraphs contained in s. 190.012, unless such district …

Fla. Stat. § 191.001 Short title

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Sections 191.001-191.014 may be cited as the “Independent Special Fire Control District Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 97-256.

Fla. Stat. § 191.002 Legislative intent

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The purposes of this act are to:(1) Provide standards, direction, and procedures concerning the operations and governance of independent special fire control districts.(2) Provide greater uniformity in independent special fire control district operations and authority.(3) Provide…

Fla. Stat. § 191.003 Definitions

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As used in this act:(1) “Board” means the governing board of a district.(2) “District” means an independent special fire control district as provided in this act.(3) “Elector” means a person who is a resident of the district and is qualified to vote in a general election within t…

Fla. Stat. § 191.004 Preemption of special acts and general acts of local application

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Each district, regardless of any other, more specific provision of any special act or general law of local application creating the charter of the district, shall comply with this act. It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this act supersede all special act o…

Fla. Stat. § 191.005 District boards of commissioners; membership, officers, meetings

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(1)(a) With the exception of districts whose governing boards are appointed collectively by the Governor, the county commission, and any cooperating city within the county, the business affairs of each district shall be conducted and administered by a five-member board. All three…

Fla. Stat. § 191.006 General powers

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The district shall have, and the board may exercise by majority vote, the following powers:(1) To sue and be sued in the name of the district, to adopt and use a seal and authorize the use of a facsimile thereof, and to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary o…

Fla. Stat. § 191.007 Exemption from taxation

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Since the exercise of the powers conferred by this act constitutes action by a political subdivision performing essential public functions and since the property of each district constitutes public property used for public purposes, all assets and properties of each district, inc…

Fla. Stat. § 191.008 Special powers

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Independent special fire control districts shall provide for fire suppression and prevention by establishing and maintaining fire stations and fire substations and acquiring and maintaining such firefighting and fire protection equipment deemed necessary to prevent or fight fires…

Fla. Stat. § 191.009 Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments; impact fees and user charges

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(1) AD VALOREM TAXES.—An elected board may levy and assess ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the district to construct, operate, and maintain district facilities and services, to pay the principal of, and interest on, general obligation bonds of the district, and to pro…

Fla. Stat. § 191.011 Procedures for the levy and collection of non-ad valorem assessments

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(1) A district may provide for the levy of non-ad valorem assessments under this act on the lands within the district for the exercise of the powers authorized by this act, or any part thereof, for all or any part of the cost thereof. The district may use any assessment apportion…

Fla. Stat. § 191.012 District issuance of bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other evidences of indebtedness

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(1) A district may issue general obligation bonds, assessment bonds, revenue bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other evidences of indebtedness to finance all or a part of any proposed improvements authorized to be undertaken under this act or under general or special law,…

Fla. Stat. § 191.013 Intergovernmental coordination

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(1) The fire chiefs of each county are urged to organize and meet as a county fire chiefs’ association to coordinate the planning and activities of all entities that provide fire protection and suppression services. The association may elect officers and meet at least biannually.…

Fla. Stat. § 191.014 District creation and expansion

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(1) New districts may be created only by the Legislature under s. 189.031.(2) The boundaries of a district may be modified, extended, or enlarged upon approval or ratification by the Legislature.History.—s. 13, ch. 97-256; s. 2, ch. 2012-16; s. 75, ch. 2014-22.

Fla. Stat. § 191.015 Codification

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Each fire control district existing on the effective date of this section, by December 1, 2004, shall submit to the Legislature a draft codified charter, at its expense, so that its special acts may be codified into a single act for reenactment by the Legislature, if there is mor…