Florida Statute 165.021 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES

Chapter 165
FORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

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165.021 Purpose.—The purpose of this act is to provide standards, direction, and procedures for the formation of municipalities in this state and the provision of municipal services so as to:

(1) Allow orderly patterns of urban growth and land use.

(2) Assure adequate quality and quantity of local public services.

(3) Ensure financial integrity of municipalities.

(4) Eliminate or reduce avoidable and undesirable differentials in fiscal capacity among neighboring local governmental jurisdictions.

(5) Promote equity in the financing of municipal services.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-192; s. 36, ch. 89-169.

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City of Boca Raton v. Gidman, 440 So. 2d 1277 (Fla. 1983).

Cited 54 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1983 Fla. LEXIS 2904

...by law. This language is identical to that of article VIII, section 2(b). Section 166.021(4) expresses the intention of the legislature to secure for municipalities the broad exercise of the home rule powers granted by the constitution. In addition, section 165.021, known as the Formation of Local Government Act, provides in part: 165.021 Purpose....

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City of Miami Beach v. Forte Towers, Inc., 305 So. 2d 764 (Fla. 1974).

Cited 50 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...84 (Fla. 1973), the intent of this chapter was largely to eliminate the "local bill evil" by implementing the provisions of Art. VIII, § 2, Fla. Const. The power to enact rent control ordinances in appropriate circumstances is contained in new F.S. § 165.021(1), and is not dependent upon the definitional provision of new F.S....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

amended pursuant to general or special law." 4 Section 165.021, Fla. Stat. 5 See s. 165.051(2), Fla. Stat

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1994).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Section 165.011, Fla. Statutes (1993). [7] Section 165.021, Florida Statutes (1993). [8] Section 165.041(1)

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