Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 127.02 (2025)

County commissioners may authorize acquirement of property by eminent domain.

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127.02 County commissioners may authorize acquirement of property by eminent domain.—The board of county commissioners may not exercise its power of eminent domain unless the board adopts a resolution authorizing the acquisition of a property, real or personal, by eminent domain for any county use or purpose designated in such resolution, subject to the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014.

History.—s. 2, ch. 7338, 1917; RGS 1504; CGL 2282; s. 5, ch. 2006-11.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1972 · leading case: Dade County v. Paxson

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Dade Cnty. v. Paxson, 270 So. 2d 455 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “For example, § 127.02, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. invests in county commissions the authority to acquire personal property by eminent domain proceedings.”

Dade Cnty. v. Gen. Waterworks Corp., 35 Fla. Supp. 71 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Miami-Dade Cty. 1971). · cites it 2× “R-314-69 adopted March 12, 1969, as prescribed by §127.02, Florida Statutes. It was provided that the water and sewer systems “can be most efficiently and effectively achieved by the acquisition of all the capital stock of such corporations.”

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