Florida Statute 170.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES

Chapter 170
SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MAKING LOCAL MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS

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170.02 Method of prorating special assessments.—Special assessments against property deemed to be benefited by local improvements, as provided for in s. 170.01, shall be assessed upon the property specially benefited by the improvement in proportion to the benefits to be derived therefrom, said special benefits to be determined and prorated according to the foot frontage of the respective properties specially benefited by said improvement, or by such other method as the governing body of the municipality may prescribe.

History.—s. 2, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3023.

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George H. Powell v. United States, 945 F.2d 374 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 45 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 68 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5831, 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 24821, 1991 WL 197365

federal income tax returns under 26 U.S.C.A. § 170. 2 On audit, the Internal Revenue Service

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First Union Nat. Bank v. Turney, 824 So. 2d 172 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001).

Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 1485659

1953). See also Restatement (Second) of Trusts § 170(2) (1957) ("The trustee in dealing with the beneficiary

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Cape Dev. Co. v. City of Cocoa Beach, 192 So. 2d 766 (Fla. 1966).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1966 Fla. LEXIS 3179

...port the final decree entered by the chancellor. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth herein, the decision of the Circuit Court is Affirmed. THORNAL, C.J., and THOMAS, CALDWELL and ERVIN, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] F.S. Section 170.01, F.S.A. [2] F.S. Section 170.02, F.S.A....

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Zipperer v. City of Fort Myers, 41 F.3d 619 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1995 WL 303

specially benefited properly-'' Florida Statutes § 170.02 states that special assessments should be assessed

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

limited to, dams, weirs, and pumps[.] (e.s.) Section 170.02 describes the method of prorating special assessments

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