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Fla. Stat. § 73.111 (2025)
Deposit and possession.
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73.111 Deposit and possession.—Within 20 days after the rendition of the judgment, the petitioner shall deposit the amount set forth therein into the registry of the court for the use of the defendants, or the proceeding shall be null and void, unless for good cause further time, not exceeding 60 days, is allowed by the court. Upon such deposit and the entry in the proper records in the clerk’s office of the judgment and the clerk’s certificate that the compensation has been paid into the court, the estate or interest sought shall vest in the petitioner. The court may fix the time within which, and the terms upon which, the defendants shall be required to surrender possession to the petitioner.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2023 · leading case: Dade Cnty. v. Gen. Waterworks Corp., 267 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 1972).
Dade Cnty. v. Gen. Waterworks Corp., 267 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 1972). “Fla. Stat. § 73.111 , F.S.A. expressly permits abandonment following entry of a judgment in condemnation, by allowing the condemnor to refrain from paying the amount of the judgment into the registry of the Court.”
City of Miami Beach v. Cummings, 266 So. 2d 122 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972). “" In the first quoted statement the trial court took the position that the petitioner, once prosecuting the condemnation action to a final judgment, but before the appeal period has run, cannot "abandon" the proceedings under § 73.”
City of Hallandale v. Chatlos, 236 So. 2d 761 (Fla. 1970). “The statute provides that upon the voluntary dismissal of eminent domain proceedings "the proceedings shall be null and void" (Florida Statutes, Section 73.111, F.S.A.) [Emphasis added].”
Basic Energy Corp. v. Dept. of Corr., 709 So. 2d 124 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). “An order of taking subsequently was issued to the City of Jasper, and the City deposited money into the court registry as required by section 73.111, Florida Statutes, to vest title to the property in the City.”
McMurrer v. Marion Cnty., 936 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). “In contrast, section 73.111 of the Florida Statutes expressly provides that, in “slow-take” eminent domain proceedings, an untimely deposit of good-faith funds results in “the *22 proceeding” being “null and void”.”
City of Miami Beach v. Cummings, 233 So. 2d 842 (Fla. 3d DCA 1970). “See § 73.111, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. The city filed its motion for .”
Behm v. Div. of Admin., State Dep't of Transp., 366 So. 2d 828 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979). “Thus, “full compensation” is available to the condemnee immediately upon the deposit of that amount into the registry of the court unless the condemnee elects to contest the judgment on appeal. In the event that such an appeal is successful several jurisdictions provide interest…”
McIver v. St. Joe Corp., 828 So. 2d 394 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). “See § 73.111, Fla. Stat. (1993). The procedure did not reach that level in this case, however, because in Mclver’s view, St.”
City of Sunrise v. Steinberg, 563 So. 2d 704 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990). “Under these circumstances we do not believe the City made a sufficient showing before the trial court that it was entitled to a portion of the deposit the City was required to place into the registry of the court pursuant to section 73.111, Florida Statutes (1987). We,…”
City of Miami Beach v. Cummings, 257 So. 2d 15 (Fla. 1971). “Section 73.111, F.S.A., by paying the amount awarded as value by a jury.”
City of Miami Beach v. Cummings, 35 Fla. Supp. 151 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Miami-Dade Cty. 1971). “The petitioner’s position is that under provisions of §73.111, Florida Statutes, when it refused to deposit the amounts found and adjudicated as compensation due for each parcel into the registry of the court within twenty days from the rendition of the judgments in case no.”
T.G. United, Inc., & Mental Toughness Training Ctr., LLC Vs Aadd Props., LLC (Fla. 5th DCA 2023). “(2023) (directing circuit court clerks to assess certain service charges “[f]or receiving money into the registry of court”); § 73.111, Fla. 6 Stat. (2023) (noting that when a post-judgment deposit is made “into the registry of the court,” it will prompt “the clerk’s certificate…”
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