Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 125.39 (2025)

Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes.

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125.39 Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes.The provisions of this law shall not be construed to cover the sale or disposition of any land conveyed to any county for a specific purpose and containing a reversionary clause whereby said land shall revert to the grantor or grantors upon failure to use said real property for such purpose.
History.s. 5, ch. 23829, 1947; s. 1, ch. 73-260; s. 29, ch. 73-332.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2018 · leading case: Rolling Oaks Homeowner's Ass'n v. Dade Cnty., 492 So. 2d 686 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).
Rolling Oaks Homeowner's Ass'n v. Dade Cnty., 492 So. 2d 686 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). · cites it 6× “Even so, appellees claim that the transaction is exempt from bidding under section 125.39, Florida Statutes, which excludes conveyances for a specific purpose which contain a reversionary clause.”
Matheson v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 258 So. 3d 516 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). · cites it 4× “35, the stadium company argued that the “transaction [was] exempt from bidding under section 125.39, Florida Statutes, which excludes conveyances for a specific purpose which contain a reversionary clause.”
Harris v. Dade Cnty., 13 Fla. Supp. 2d 69 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985). · cites it 3× “Section 125.39, Florida Statutes “Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes” provides: The provisions of this law shall not be construed to cover the sale or disposition of any land conveyed to any county for a specific purpose and containing a reversionary…”
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