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Florida Statute 100.201 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 100.201 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 100.201 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
100.201 Referendum required before issuing bonds.Whenever any county, district, or municipality is by law given power to issue bonds which are required to be approved by referendum, such bonds shall be issued only after the same have been approved by the majority of votes cast by those persons eligible to vote in such referendum. The election costs of such referendum shall be paid in whole or in part, as the case may be, out of the county, district, or municipal treasury.
History.s. 1, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(1); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 3, ch. 69-377; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 7, ch. 87-363.
Note.Former s. 103.01.

Cases Citing F.S. 100.201

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·Schwarz v. City of Treasure Island, 544 F.3d 1201 (11th Cir. 2008).

Cited 241 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 21094, 2008 WL 4498944

...than one room or portion of the dwelling, rooms in which people sleep. Examples of the latter include dormitory rooms and sleeping accommodations in shelters intended for occupancy as a residence for homeless persons. 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 (emphases added)....
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Declined to follow(citing case) (2017)
phrase: "decline to follow"
Cited "but see"(citing case) (2017)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authorityCFHC (2026)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Weiss v. 2100 Condo. Ass'n, 941 F. Supp. 2d 1337 (S.D. Fla. 2013).

Cited 9 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2013 WL 1767974, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61625

...subsection (B) does not define modifications, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations provide that a modification is “any change to the public or common use areas of a building or any change to a dwelling unit.” 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 ....
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Cited as authorityGoncharko (2026)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityCobb (2020)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityShaw (2019)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Bone v. Vill. Club, Inc., 223 F. Supp. 3d 1203 (M.D. Fla. 2016).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188201, 2016 WL 7131589

...major life activities, (2) a record of having such impairment, or (3) being regarded as having such impairment^]” 42 U.S.C. § 3602 (h). A “physical and mental impairment” includes any “mental or psychological disorder, such as ... emotional or mental illness.” 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 (a)(2). “Major life activities” are “functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working.” 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 (b)....
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Cited as authorityKNIGHT (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Orange Cnty. Civic Facilities Auth. v. State, 286 So. 2d 193 (Fla. 1973).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...uit court did not deny validation on that basis. Article VII, Section 12, is also irrelevant in this case; no ad valorem taxes are involved here in any way. Likewise, because ad valorem taxes are not involved, no referendum is necessary. (Fla. Stat. § 100.201 [1] also does not require a referendum, because these are not bonds of "any county, district, or municipality"; they are bonds of the Authority.) There are only two issues that are relevant in this case: whether or not the Legislature has...
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·Palm Partners, LLC v. City of Oakland Park, 102 F. Supp. 3d 1334 (S.D. Fla. 2015).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56928, 2015 WL 1968799

...42 fined in section 802 of Title 21).” 42 U.S.C. § 3602 (h). The term "physical or mental impairment,” in turn, includes drug addiction (other than addition caused by current, illegal use of a controlled substance) and alcoholism. See 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 (a)(2)....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityRood (2022)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Albert Schaw v. Habitat for Humanity of Citrus Cnty., Inc. (11th Cir. 2019).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...at “substantially limits one or more of a person’s major life activities,” 42 U.S.C. § 3602(h), which, according to the implementing regulations, include “walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working,” 24 C.F.R. § 100.201(b)....
...disability on a major life activity. Given the specifics of this case, we think it significant that federal law lists “working” as a major life activity alongside “seeing, hearing, speaking, and walking.” 42 U.S.C. § 3602(h); 24 C.F.R. § 100.201(b)....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityKNIGHT (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Adam U. Steines v. Westgate Palace, L.L.C. (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Apr 18, 2024

(emphasis omitted) (quoting 24 C.F.R. § 100.201). Similarly relying on dictionary definitions
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DistinguishedColeman (2025)
phrase: "distinguishing"
Cited as authorityMoss (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityColeman (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Sun Harbor Homeowners' Ass'n v. Bonura, 95 So. 3d 262 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 2120923, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9572

...nt, or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment. ...” 42 U.S.C. § 3602 (h). Federal regulations interpret “physical or mental impairment” to include any “mental or psychological disorder,” such as “emotional illness.” 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 (a)(2) (2009). Federal regulations interpret “major life activities” as “functions such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working.” 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 (b) (2009)....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2019)
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State ex rel. Sandel v. City of Hallandale, 95 So. 2d 7 (Fla. 1957).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1957 Fla. LEXIS 3429

...perty of or in the City of Hallandale but shall constitute a lien only on the revenues hereinabove in this paragraph described.” See also Welker v. State, Fla., 93 So.2d 591, 594 . Appellants’ second point is predicated on failure to comply with Section 100.201, Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A....

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