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Fla. Stat. § 86.081 (2025)
Costs.
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86.081 Costs.—The court may award costs as are equitable.
Note.—Former s. 87.09.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: Price v. Tyler, 890 So. 2d 246 (Fla. 2004).
Price v. Tyler, 890 So. 2d 246 (Fla. 2004). “See § 86.081, Fla. Stat. (2001). However, "costs" are not generally understood as including attorneys' fees.”
First Prot. Ins. Co. v. Featherston, 978 So. 2d 881 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). “For example, in declaratory judgment proceedings, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2005), provides that "[t]he court may award costs as are equitable.”
Dept. of Revenue of State v. Arga Co., 420 So. 2d 323 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). “The trial court concurred and, relying on Section 86.081, Florida Statutes (1981), Rule 1.”
Chesterfield Co. v. Ritzenheim, 350 So. 2d 15 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977). “" If this Order meant the fees are recoverable as costs under Section 86.081, Florida Statutes, we disagree and reverse.”
Progressive Am. Ins. Co. v. Rural/Metro Corp., 994 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). “Progressive has no legal duty to provide any of the requested insurance information. ATTORNEYS' FEES Both parties have requested appellate attorneys' fees in this matter.”
Davis v. Davis, 301 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974). “See Fla. Stat. § 86.081 , F.S.A. (1973). Therefore, for the reasons stated and upon the authorities cited and discussed, the judgment appealed is affirmed.”
Daddono v. Miele, 69 So. 3d 320 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). “§ 86.081, Fla. Stat. (2004); Suwannee Cnty.”
Harris v. Richard N. Groves Realty, Inc., 315 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975). “Section 86.081, Florida Statutes 1973, governing declaratory judgments, provides that the circuit court may award costs as are equitable.”
Mid-Continent Cas. Co. v. King, 552 F. Supp. 2d 1309 (N.D. Fla. 2008). “■§§ 86.081 and 627.428. In the second count, King alleges that Mid-Continent breached the contract of insurance by failing to provide coverage for the “clean-up costs” associated with the discharge reported April 1, 2004.”
Suwannee Cnty. v. Garrison, 417 So. 2d 1070 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). “Furthermore, Chapter 86, Florida Statutes (Declaratory Judgments), particularly Section 86.081, providing specifically for the award of costs, makes no provision for, and cannot be expanded to include, attorney's fees.”
Van Vechten v. Anyzeski, 157 So. 3d 350 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). “” • Section 86.081 states: “The court may award costs as are equitable.”
Valerie K. Sherman v. Myron K. Sherman (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). “As to the Declaratory Judgment action, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2018) provides that “The court may award costs as are equitable.”
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