Florida Statute 125.0103 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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F.S. 125.0103

¹125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls.—

(1)(a) Except as hereinafter provided, a county, municipality, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect an ordinance or a rule that has the effect of imposing price controls upon a lawful business activity that is not franchised by, owned by, or under contract with, the governmental agency, unless specifically provided by general law.

(b) This section does not prevent the enactment by local governments of public service rates otherwise authorized by law, including water, sewer, solid waste, public transportation, taxicab, or port rates; rates for towing of vehicles or vessels from or immobilization of vehicles or vessels on private property; or rates for removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles or vessels from an accident scene or the removal and storage of vehicles or vessels, in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle or vessel.

(c) Counties must establish maximum rates which may be charged on the towing of vehicles or vessels from or immobilization of vehicles or vessels on private property or which may be charged for removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles or vessels from an accident scene or for the removal and storage of vehicles or vessels, in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle or vessel. However, if a municipality chooses to enact an ordinance establishing the maximum rates for the towing or immobilization of vehicles or vessels as described in paragraph (b), the county’s ordinance does not apply within such municipality.

(d) A county or municipality that has established maximum rates as described in paragraph (c) must publish such rates on its website and must establish a process for investigating and resolving complaints regarding fees charged in excess of such rates. In areas where no maximum rates as described in paragraph (c) have been established, the maximum rates established by the Division of Florida Highway Patrol under s. 321.051(2) apply.

(2) A municipality, county, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure that would have the effect of imposing controls on rents.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, municipalities, counties, or other entities of local government may adopt and maintain in effect any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure which is adopted for the purposes of increasing the supply of affordable housing using land use mechanisms such as inclusionary housing ordinances.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ch. 77-50; s. 71, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 88-240; s. 2, ch. 90-283; s. 52, ch. 97-300; s. 4, ch. 98-324; s. 8, ch. 99-360; s. 33, ch. 2001-201; s. 1, ch. 2020-174; s. 2, ch. 2023-17; s. 1, ch. 2024-27.

¹Note.—Section 43, ch. 2023-17, provides:

“(1) The Department of Revenue is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules under s. 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, for the purpose of implementing provisions related to the Live Local Program created by this act. Notwithstanding any other law, emergency rules adopted under this section are effective for 6 months after adoption and may be renewed during the pendency of procedures to adopt permanent rules addressing the subject of the emergency rules.

“(2) This section expires July 1, 2026.”

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 125.0103

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 125.0103.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 125.0103

Total Results: 5

FLORIDA REALTORS AND FLORIDA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. vs ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND BILL COWLES, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-10-27T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: aspect of section 125.0103 further demonstrates the Ordinance’s invalidity. Section 125.0103 states that even… § 3 125.0103(2), Fla. Stat. (1977). This law remains in effect…not be imposed for longer than one year. Id. § 125.0103(3). Third, certain types of properties, like …completely exempted from rent controls. Id. § 125.0103(4). The law also requires a regimented … pass a rent control ordinance. Id. § 125.0103(5). The local government’s governing body

HTS INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Broward County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-08-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 852 So. 2d 382

Snippet: Fla., Code § 20-176.29 (Jan. 22, 2002). Sections 125.0103(c) and 166.043(c), Florida Statutes (2002), enable

Homeowner's Corp. v. Saba

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-10-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 626 So. 2d 274, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 10982, 1993 WL 435898

Snippet: Hotel, Inc., 261 So.2d 801 (Fla.1972), *276Cf. § 125.0103(5), Fla.Stat. (1991) (prohibiting local governments

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1989-09-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Section 166.043(1), F.S. (1988 Supp.). And see, s. 125.0103, F.S. (1988 Supp.), containing similar provisions…vehicles from private property." See also, s.125.0103, F.S., as amended by s. 1, Ch. 88-240, Laws of

City of Miami Beach v. Frankel

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1978-10-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 363 So. 2d 555

Snippet: concur. NOTES [1] The Act is now codified as § 125.0103, and by duplicate assignment and publication,