§ 127.01, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 127. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO COUNTIES
Counties delegated power of eminent domain; recreational purposes, issue of necessity of taking; compliance with limitations.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1)(a) Each county of the state is delegated authority to exercise the right and power of eminent domain; that is, the right to appropriate property, except state or federal, for any county purpose. The absolute fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in such county unless the county seeks to condemn a particular right or estate in such property.
(b) Each county is further authorized to exercise the eminent domain power granted to the Department of Transportation by s. 337.27(1), the transportation corridor protection provisions of s. 337.273, and the right of entry onto property pursuant to s. 337.274.
(2) However, no county has the right to condemn any lands outside its own county boundaries for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers, or other recreational purposes. In eminent domain proceedings, a county’s burden of showing reasonable necessity for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers, or other types of recreational purposes shall be the same as the burden in other types of eminent domain proceedings.
(3) A county shall strictly comply with the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 7338, 1917; RGS 1503; CGL 2281; s. 1, ch. 22802, 1945; s. 18, ch. 63-559; s. 5, ch. 73-299; s. 1, ch. 84-319; s. 17, ch. 85-80; s. 4, ch. 88-168; s. 1, ch. 91-141; s. 62, ch. 99-385; s. 4, ch. 2006-11.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 73.013, Fla. Stat.Conveyance of property taken by eminent domain; preservation of government entity communications services eminent domain limitation; exception to restrictions on power of eminent domain.Printed as ss. 73.013 and 73.014
- § 73.014, Fla. Stat.Taking property to eliminate nuisance, slum, or blight conditions prohibited.Printed as ss. 73.013 and 73.014
- § 337.27, Fla. Stat.Exercise of power of eminent domain by department; procedure; title; cost.Printed as s. 337.27(1)
- § 337.273, Fla. Stat.Transportation corridors.Printed as s. 337.273
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