Florida Statute 171.061 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES

Chapter 171
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES

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F.S. 171.061

171.061 Apportionment of debts and taxes in annexations or contractions.—

(1) The area annexed to a municipality shall be subject to the taxes and debts of the municipality upon the effective date of the annexation. However, the annexed area shall not be subject to municipal ad valorem taxation for the current year if the effective date of the annexation falls after the municipal governing body levies such tax.

(2) The municipal governing body, in the event of exclusion of territory, shall reach agreement with the county governing body to determine what portion, if any, of the existing indebtedness or property of the municipality shall be assumed by the county of which the excluded territory will become a part, the fair value of such indebtedness or property, and the manner of transfer and financing.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-190.

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Cases Citing Statute 171.061

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1991-03-25T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 171.051(8), (9), (10), F.S. (1990 Supp.). 16 Section 171.061(2), F.S. 17 Section 171.062(3), F.S.

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1990-03-19T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: enumerated constitutional exception.5 Section 171.061(1), F.S., makes property newly annexed to a municipality

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1987-02-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: annexing municipality is unauthorized). Cf., s.171.061(1), F.S., providing that the area annexed to a …accord with its own comprehensive plan. Neither s. 171.061(1) nor s. 171.062(1) and (2) appears to address

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1980-04-10T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Florida, by which s.171.061, F. S., was brought into the statutes. Section 171.061 operates to supply …districts for fiscal year 1978-1979? SUMMARY: Section 171.061(1), F. S., authorizes the City of Port Orange to…QUESTION 1: The answer to question 1 is found in s.171.061(1), F. S., which provides: (1) The area annexed…adjusted accordingly. Under this statute and s. 171.061(1), F. S., it appears that a municipality may levy