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Florida Statute 421.12 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 421.12 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 421.12 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
421.12 Eminent domain.An authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes under this chapter after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary for such purposes. An authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in chapters 73 and 74. Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner, provided that no real property belonging to the city, the county, the state or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired without its consent.
History.s. 12, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-l).

Cases Citing F.S. 421.12

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·Hous. Auth. of Fort Lauderdale v. State Dep't of Transp., 385 So. 2d 690 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16432

...ipated roads in the state highway system or state park road system. The [division] shall also have the power to condemn any material and property necessary for such purposes. The power of eminent domain possessed by The Housing Authority is found in Section 421.12, Florida Statutes (1977): Eminent domain....
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