Florida Statute 253.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 253
STATE LANDS

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F.S. 253.14

253.14 Rights of riparian owners; board of trustees to defend suit.—

(1) It is expressly provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to deprive any private riparian owner from bringing an injunction suit in equity against the sale provided for in s. 253.12 on the ground that the owner would be thereby deprived of his or her riparian rights granted to him or her by law; provided, that such suit must be commenced within 30 days after the board of trustees shall have overruled the objections of such owner to such proposed sale.

(2) In case suit is brought by any private owner to enjoin such sale, it shall be in the discretion of the board of trustees to defend such suit or to withdraw said lands from sale.

History.—ss. 3, 4, ch. 7304, 1917; RGS 1063; CGL 1393; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 139, ch. 95-148.

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Cases Citing Statute 253.14

Total Results: 4

Holland v. Fort Pierce Financing & Construction Co.

27 So. 2d 76, 157 Fla. 649, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 824

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1946 | Docket: 3275872

Cited 33 times | Published

Trustees timely protests in accordance with section 253.14, Florida statutes 1941, and that said protests

Morgan v. Canaveral Port Authority

202 So. 2d 884

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 1967 | Docket: 421653

Cited 5 times | Published

full authority to consummate the sale. F.S.A. § 253.14 provided that nothing contained in chapter 253

Lobean v. TRUSTEES INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND

118 So. 2d 226

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1960 | Docket: 467588

Cited 2 times | Published

appellant brought this suit under the provisions of Section 253.14, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., to enjoin them from

Anderson v. Collins

111 So. 2d 44, 1959 Fla. App. LEXIS 2824

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1959 | Docket: 60192368

Published

trustees shall withdraw the said lands from sale.” Section 253.14 provides: “It is expressly provided that nothing