Florida Statute 162.10 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 162
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT

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162.10 Duration of lien.—No lien provided under the Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act shall continue for a period longer than 20 years after the certified copy of an order imposing a fine has been recorded, unless within that time an action is commenced pursuant to s. 162.09(3) in a court of competent jurisdiction. In an action to foreclose on a lien or for a money judgment, the prevailing party is entitled to recover all costs, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, that it incurs in the action. The local governing body shall be entitled to collect all costs incurred in recording and satisfying a valid lien. The continuation of the lien effected by the commencement of the action shall not be good against creditors or subsequent purchasers for valuable consideration without notice, unless a notice of lis pendens is recorded.

History.—s. 9, ch. 82-37; s. 9, ch. 86-201; s. 9, ch. 89-268; s. 5, ch. 94-291; s. 2, ch. 2000-125.

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Cases Citing Statute 162.10

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Kennan Ex Rel. Kennan v. Dow Chem. Co., 717 F. Supp. 799 (M.D. Fla. 1989).

Cited 60 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8317, 1989 WL 79982

...A pesticide that is duly registered with the EPA must bear a label which contains EPA-approved warnings that the product is adequate to protect health and the environment. 7 U.S.C. § 136(q)(1)(G). Moreover, a label cannot contain language that is not approved by the EPA. 40 C.F.R. § 162.10(a) Pursuant to the regulations promulgated under FIFRA, the EPA not only specifies the particular warning language required, see 40 C.F.R. § 162.10(a)(1), but also the type size, see 40 C.F.R. § 162.10(a)(2)(ii)(A), color, see 40 C.F.R. § 162.10(a)(2)(ii)(B), and placement, see 40 C.F.R. § 162.10(a)(4), of the warning and all other specifications concerning labeling....

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City of Riviera Beach v. J & B Motel Corp., 213 So. 3d 1102 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2017 WL 1018521, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 3435

amount of the lien plus accrued interest.” Id. Section 162.10, titled “Duration of Lien,” provides, in pertinent

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Cnty. Collection Servs., Inc. v. Allen, 650 So. 2d 650 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 40358, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 791

...ing the current amount of the fine. That order shall constitute a lien, and the trial court can then enter judgment to foreclose on it. Appellant, as the prevailing party, will be entitled to recover all costs, including a reasonable attorney's fee. § 162.10, Fla....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

the act. 3 See, s. 162.03(1), Fla. Stat. 4 Section 162.10, Fla. Stat. 5 Section 162.09(3), Fla. Stat

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).

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prescribed enforcement procedures in any way.6 Section 162.10, F.S., provides in part that "[i]n an action

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