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developer claim in Florida

8 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 1981–2025 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (9)

CaseFollowedCited
Berzon v. Oriole Homes Corporationgreen
fladistctapp · 1986 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1988–1998
2 sentences

1998See also Berzon v. Oriole Homes Corp., 497 So.2d 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986)(a developer may not claim an exemption under ILSA when damages for violation of the two year construction provision are limited to the return of the deposit or specific performance).

1988In Berzon v. Oriole Homes Corp., 497 So.2d 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986), this court appears to have ruled squarely upon the issue presented here, holding that the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act does apply to condominium sales, and that a developer may not claim an exemption from the act when a buyer's relief for violation of the contract is limited to a return of the deposit or specific performance.

12
Nollan v. California Coastal Commissiongreen
scotus · 1987 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025In other words, a developer might also challenge a requirement to purchase a TDR under Nollan v. Cal. Coastal Comm’n, 483 U.S. 825, 838 (1987) and Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374, 392 (1994), which adds even further reason to doubt the viability of a functioning market for TDR sales, which is of course a premise of the entire TDR regime”). 25 D Of course, that is not to say that TDRs never have relevance in determining whether a taking has occurred.

11
Mathieson v. General Motors Corp.green
fladistctapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Motors Corp., 529 So. 2d 761, 762 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988) (“A claim is not representative where the defenses of each plaintiff would be dependent on different facts and circumstances.”).

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Seminole County v. TIVOLI ORLANDO ASSOCS.green
fladistctapp · 2006 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Ltd., 920 So. 2d 818, 823 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) (holding plaintiff failed to satisfy typicality requirement where it presented no evidence and complaint alleged plaintiff “was the only developer described in the claim, the only developer to pay under protest, and the only developer to challenge the fees”); Mathieson v. Gen.

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Master Tech Satellite, Inc. v. Mastec North America, Inc.green
fladistctapp · 2010 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014“Once the moving party establishes that there are no genuine issues of material fact, the burden shifts to the nonmoving party to show the existence of a disputed issue of fact.” Master Tech Satellite, Inc. 3 A fourth allegation stated in the Complaint that is not at issue in this appeal involved the PUD’s alleged non-compliance with FEMA floodplain limits. 4 Appellee Walton County adopted Developer’s motion. 6 v. Mastec N. Am., Inc., 49 So. 3d 789, 790 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010).

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Trianon Park Condominium v. City of Hialeahgreen
fla · 1985 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
1 sentence

1999The trial court erred in denying the County's motion for summary judgment because the Developer's cause of action is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. "[F]or there to be governmental tort liability, there must be either an underlying common law or statutory duty of care with respect to the alleged negligent conduct." Trianon Park Condominium v. City of Hialeah, 468 So.2d 912, 917 (Fla.1985).

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Dorchester Development, Inc. v. Burkgreen
fladistctapp · 1983 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988In so holding, this court relied on Dorchester Development, Inc. v. Burk, 439 So.2d 1032, 1035 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), in which the court stated that "we can hardly conclude that a contract which has the effect of limiting the purchaser's remedies conforms to the requirements of the Act." Several years later, in Schatz v. Jockey Club Phase III, Ltd., 604 F. Supp. 537 (S.D.

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Tarwacki v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Tampa, Inc.green
fladistctapp · 1976 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1981–1981
1 sentence

1981See Tarwacki v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Tampa, Inc., 330 So.2d 253 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976); Toomey v. Tolin, 311 So.2d 678 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975), cert. dismissed, 336 So.2d 604 (Fla. 1976).

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Cobb v. Milwaukee Countygreen
wis · 1973 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1981–1981
2 sentences

1981See Cobb v. Milwaukee, 60 Wis.2d 99 , 208 N.W.2d 848 (1973). [3] The majority has here found the exact opposite. [4] The term "legally owned" is itself a choice of language which raises all sorts of interesting nuances. [5] "COUNSEL FOR DEVELOPER: If you want to say, `And/or,' so they could find all three ways — I agree with you that they could, and I wasn't intending to say it has to be one or the other.

1981See Cobb v. Milwaukee, 60 Wis.2d 99 , 208 N.W.2d 848 (1973). [3] The majority has here found the exact opposite. [4] The term "legally owned" is itself a choice of language which raises all sorts of interesting nuances. [5] "COUNSEL FOR DEVELOPER: If you want to say, `And/or,' so they could find all three ways — I agree with you that they could, and I wasn't intending to say it has to be one or the other.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Dolan v. City of Tigard green
scotus · 1994
1 sentence

2025In other words, a developer might also challenge a requirement to purchase a TDR under Nollan v. Cal. Coastal Comm’n, 483 U.S. 825, 838 (1987) and Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374, 392 (1994), which adds even further reason to doubt the viability of a functioning market for TDR sales, which is of course a premise of the entire TDR regime”). 25 D Of course, that is not to say that TDRs never have relevance in determining whether a taking has occurred.

12025–2025
Marco Bay Associates v. Vandewalle green
fladistctapp · 1985
2 sentences

1998In comparison, in Marco Bay Assocs. v. Vandewalle, 472 So.2d 472 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), the Second District found that the developer had satisfied the two-year build exemption when the contract at issue obligated completion within two years of the contract date and allowed the buyer, upon default by the developer, "to affirm the contract and seek damages or specific performance." The court noted that "[w]hile [the contract] specifically provides for the right of rescission *39 by the buyer in the event the seller, for any reason, defaults (including strike, Act of God, etc.), it does not negate o

1998In comparison, in Marco Bay Assocs. v. Vandewalle, 472 So.2d 472 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), the Second District found that the developer had satisfied the two-year build exemption when the contract at issue obligated completion within two years of the contract date and allowed the buyer, upon default by the developer, "to affirm the contract and seek damages or specific performance." The court noted that "[w]hile [the contract] specifically provides for the right of rescission *39 by the buyer in the event the seller, for any reason, defaults (including strike, Act of God, etc.), it does not negate o

11998–1998
Schatz v. Jockey Club Phase III, Ltd. green
flsd · 1985
1 sentence

1988In so holding, this court relied on Dorchester Development, Inc. v. Burk, 439 So.2d 1032, 1035 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), in which the court stated that "we can hardly conclude that a contract which has the effect of limiting the purchaser's remedies conforms to the requirements of the Act." Several years later, in Schatz v. Jockey Club Phase III, Ltd., 604 F. Supp. 537 (S.D.

11988–1988
Toomey v. Tolin green
fladistctapp · 1975
1 sentence

1981See Tarwacki v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Tampa, Inc., 330 So.2d 253 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976); Toomey v. Tolin, 311 So.2d 678 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975), cert. dismissed, 336 So.2d 604 (Fla. 1976).

11981–1981

Where else courts name it

CA 12 (1985–2020) WA 8 (2002–2014) PA 8 (1993–2025) FL 8 (1981–2025) MD 2 (1992–2011) UT 2 (2018–2021) NJ 2 (2005–2006) MA 2 (1976–1977)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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