CopyCited 8 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal
...Our research does not reveal express preemption by the Florida legislature in this area. Appellee, in making an argument that the state legislature has preempted this area, points to the fact that the state legislature has provided for attorney's fees in special assessment suits. § 170.10, Fla. Stat. (1981). Appellee suggests this indicates legislative intent to reserve to itself the sole power to provide all other instances where municipalities may claim attorney's *1244 fees. However, in our opinion section 170.10 does not "expressly preempt" or impliedly preclude municipalities from providing for costs and attorney's fees in other appropriate instances of litigation....
CopyCited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 2347005
...hat School, even if exempt, may not avoid the assessment liens at issue here because the liens were in place before School took title to the land. However, we are left to consider whether the liens may be enforced by forced sale of the property. *18 Section 170.10, Florida Statutes (2005), provides that, upon default in the payment of an assessment installment, the governing authority may proceed in chancery to foreclose the lien and sell the property to satisfy the lien....
CopyAgo (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).
Published | Florida Attorney General Reports
collection provided in chapter 170 or chapter 197." Section
170.10, Florida Statutes, empowers the governing authority
CopyPublished | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1986 Bankr. LEXIS 6985
...1821(c) took over the assets of Metropolitan and pursuant to a “Purchase and Assumption Agreement” acquired among other receivables the mortgage encumbering the subject property now owned by Pineview, the Debt- or. On September 14, 1984 the District instituted an action pursuant to § 170.10 Fla....
CopyAgo (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).
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...162 , F.S., imposing such liens for charges by the city to remove health and safety threats which are in violation of city codes? SUMMARY: 1. The City of Lauderhill is authorized by s.
162.10 , F.S., to recover all costs incurred in foreclosing on a code enforcement board lien imposed pursuant to Ch. 162, F.S 2. Section
170.10 , F.S., authorizes a municipality to foreclose against a property owner for unpaid special assessments and to include legal costs incurred in such foreclosure....
...170 , F.S., are payable in the manner stipulated in the resolution providing for the improvement and shall remain liens until paid. 9 If a property owner fails to pay the special assessment or interest imposed when it is due, the statutes provide a method for foreclosure. Section 170.10 , F.S., states that: Each annual installment provided for in s....
