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Florida Statute 170.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 170.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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170.03 Resolution required to declare special assessments.—When the governing authority of any municipality may determine to make any public improvement authorized by s. 170.01 and defray the whole or any part of the expense thereof by special assessments, said governing authority shall so declare by resolution stating the nature of the proposed improvement, designating the street or streets or sidewalks to be so improved, the location of said sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and drains, the location of said water mains, water laterals, and other water distribution facilities, the location of the utilities, the location of the recreational facilities, the location of the seawalls, the location of the drainage project, or the location of the retail or wholesale business districts or nationally recognized historic districts to be improved, and the part or portion of the expense thereof to be paid by special assessments, the manner in which said assessments shall be made, when said assessments are to be paid, what part, if any, shall be apportioned to be paid from the general improvement fund of the municipality; and said resolution shall also designate the lands upon which the special assessments shall be levied, and in describing said lands it shall be sufficient to describe them as “all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon such improvements or specially benefited thereby and further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for.” Such resolution shall also state the total estimated cost of the improvement. Such estimated cost may include the cost of construction or reconstruction, the cost of all labor and materials, the cost of all lands, property, rights, easements, and franchises acquired, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for 1 year after completion of construction, discount on the sale of special assessment bonds, cost of plans and specifications, surveys of estimates of costs and of revenues, cost of engineering and legal services, and all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction or reconstruction, administrative expense, and such other expense as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized.
History.—s. 3, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3024; s. 2, ch. 59-396; s. 2, ch. 67-552; s. 1, ch. 78-330; s. 2, ch. 87-103; s. 40, ch. 91-45; s. 2, ch. 92-156; s. 3, ch. 94-344.

Cases Citing F.S. 170.03

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·City of Treasure Island v. Strong, 215 So. 2d 473 (Fla. 1968).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...170, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Ordinarily, when Chapter 170 is followed as the enabling authority for the implementation of a special assessment improvement project, the first step calls for the taxing authority to adopt a resolution pursuant to F.S. Section 170.03, F.S.A....
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·Cape Dev. Co. v. City of Cocoa Beach, 192 So. 2d 766 (Fla. 1966).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1966 Fla. LEXIS 3179

...the chancellor. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth herein, the decision of the Circuit Court is Affirmed. THORNAL, C.J., and THOMAS, CALDWELL and ERVIN, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] F.S. Section 170.01, F.S.A. [2] F.S. Section 170.02, F.S.A. [3] F.S. Section 170.03, F.S.A....
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·Rinker Materials Corp. v. Town of Lake Park, 494 So. 2d 1123 (Fla. 1986).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 437

...Rinker Materials Corporation, having intervened as a party defendant, filed this appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(2), Florida Constitution. Having found no reason to disturb the judgment, we affirm. On October 2, 1985, the Town of Lake Park adopted Resolution No. 31, pursuant to section 170.03, Florida Statutes (1985), authorizing the construction and financing of roadway, drainage, water, and sewer improvements within an area of the town described as Special Assessment Improvement District 1....
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·Resnick v. Goldman, 133 So. 2d 770 (Fla. 3d DCA 1961).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

So. 230. See 33 Fla.Jur., Vendor & Purchaser, § 170. [3] See Jordan v. Landis, 128 Fla. 604, 175 So.
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

specially benefited by the improvements? In sum: Section 170.03, Florida Statutes, provides that the governing
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

the method of prorating special assessments. Section 170.03 provides that a resolution of the governing
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1992).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

improvements to be paid by special assessment.5 Section 170.03, F.S., provides in pertinent part: When the
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City of North Miami Beach v. Knap, 131 So. 2d 747 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1961 Fla. App. LEXIS 2817

...It was argued on behalf of the appellees that the additional and alternative procedures provided for by chapter 170, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., could not be used unless the city enacted an ordinance adopting its provisions. That argument is without merit. Chapter 170 contains no such requirement. It will be noted from a reading of § 170.03, which is copied in the margin in footnote No....
...ppurtenances thereto; and may provide for the payment of all or any part of the costs of any such-improvements by levying and collecting special assessments on the abutting, ad *748 joining, contiguous or other specifically benefited property.” “170.03 Resolution required to declare special assessment....

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