Florida Statute 73.51 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 73
EMINENT DOMAIN

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F.S. 73.051

73.051 Returns; defaults.—Any person interested in or having a lien upon the property, whether named as a defendant or not, may file his or her written defenses to the petition, as a matter of right, on or before the return date set in the notice or thereafter by leave of court. If a defendant does not file his or her defenses on or before the return date, defaults may be entered against the defendant, but nothing shall prevent any person who is shown by the record to be interested in the property from appearing before the jury to claim the amount of compensation that he or she conceives to be due for the property.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-369; s. 1, ch. 70-285; s. 27, ch. 73-333; s. 360, ch. 95-147.

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Cases Citing Statute 73.051

Total Results: 5

City of Dania v. Broward County, Fla.

658 So. 2d 163, 1995 WL 421151

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 1995 | Docket: 1525137

Cited 4 times | Published

the eminent domain petition as provided by section 73.051, Florida Statutes (1993): Any person interested

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 24, 2007 | Docket: 3255092

Published

personnel records are subject to Ch. 119, Fla. Stat.), 73-51 (1973) (personnel records of civil service

Golf Course Resorts, Inc. v. Department of Transportation

816 So. 2d 236, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 6580, 2002 WL 984340

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 2002 | Docket: 64815083

Published

answers and affirmative defenses pursuant to section 73.051, Florida Statutes (2000). The statute provides

Setti v. Broward County

510 So. 2d 1076, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1844, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9553

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1987 | Docket: 64628753

Published

similar questions or delays in the future. Section 73.051, Florida Statutes (1985) provides for intervention;

Tampa Suburban Utilities Corp. v. Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

195 So. 2d 568, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 5348

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1967 | Docket: 64499938

Published

was amended in 1965 and the amended statute is § 73.051, Florida Statutes, 1965, F.S.A. Said new statutory-provision