Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 166.045 (2025)
Proposed purchase of real property by municipality; confidentiality of records; procedure.
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166.045 Proposed purchase of real property by municipality; confidentiality of records; procedure.—
(1)(a) In any case in which a municipality, pursuant to the provisions of this section, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for a municipal purpose, every appraisal, offer, or counteroffer must be in writing. Such appraisals, offers, and counteroffers are not available for public disclosure or inspection and are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until an option contract is executed or, if no option contract is executed, until 30 days before a contract or agreement for purchase is considered for approval by the governing body of the municipality. If a contract or agreement for purchase is not submitted to the governing body for approval, the exemption from s. 119.07(1) will expire 30 days after the termination of negotiations. The municipality shall maintain complete and accurate records of every such appraisal, offer, and counteroffer. For the purposes of this section, the term “option contract” means a proposed agreement by the municipality to purchase a piece of property, subject to the approval of the local governing body at a public meeting after 30 days’ public notice. The municipality will not be under any obligation to exercise the option unless the option contract is approved by the governing body at the public hearing specified in this section.
(b) If the exemptions provided in this section are utilized, the governing body shall obtain at least one appraisal by an appraiser approved pursuant to s. 253.025 for each purchase in an amount of not more than $500,000. For each purchase in an amount in excess of $500,000, the governing body shall obtain at least two appraisals by appraisers approved pursuant to s. 253.025. If the agreed purchase price exceeds the average appraised price of the two appraisals, the governing body is required to approve the purchase by an extraordinary vote. The governing body may, by ordinary vote, exempt a purchase in an amount of $100,000 or less from the requirement for an appraisal.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any municipality that does not choose with respect to any specific purchase to utilize the exemption from s. 119.07(1) provided in this section may follow any procedure not in conflict with the provisions of chapter 119 for the purchase of real property which is authorized in its charter or established by ordinance.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as providing an exemption from, or an exception to, s. 286.011.
History.—s. 2, ch. 84-298; s. 2, ch. 88-315; s. 35, ch. 90-360; s. 9, ch. 94-240; s. 46, ch. 96-406; s. 30, ch. 2016-233.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1984–2010 · leading case: Poole v. City of Port Orange, 33 So. 3d 739 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).
Poole v. City of Port Orange, 33 So. 3d 739 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). “07, Florida Statutes (2007), 1 and section 166.045, Florida Statutes (2007), 2 to be produced to a member of the public upon request.”
Williams v. City of Mount Dora, 452 So. 2d 1143 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984). “, Associate Judge, concur. NOTES [1] See generally Annot., "Liability of Premises, or Their Owner or Occupant, for Electricity, Gas, or Water Charges Irrespective of Who is the User," 19 ALR 3d 1227 (1968); 64 Am.”
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