CopyPublished | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 9928, 2003 WL 21506180
OWEN, WILLIAM C., JR., Senior Judge. Appellee, the School District of Palm Beach County (“District”), in exercising its power of eminent domain under section 1013.24, Florida Statutes (2002), obtained an order of quick take to the entire 24.88 acre tract owned by appellant, Rorabeck’s Plants And Produce, Inc....
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...32 Therefore, in the absence of any specific statutory authorization, the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind may not condemn property or exercise the power of eminent domain, nor does the board possess any implied authority to exercise such powers. I would note that section 1013.24 , Florida Statutes, provides: "There is conferred upon the district school boards in the state the authority and right to take private property for any public school purpose or use when, in the opinion of the school board, such proper...
...ticular right or estate in such property." Thus, district school boards do have the right of eminent domain. Unlike section
1013.33 , Florida Statutes, in which the terms "board," "school board," and "district school board" are used interchangeably, section
1013.24 , Florida Statutes, appears to apply specifically to district school boards. In the absence of any reference to the "board" as that term is defined in section
1013.01 (3), Florida Statutes, I cannot say that the right of eminent domain is extended by section
1013.24 , Florida Statutes, to the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind....
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...nue, Suite 400 Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Mr. Brown: On behalf of the Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools, you request the opinion of this office on the following questions: 1. May a school board condemn property by eminent domain pursuant to section 1013.24 , Florida Statutes, and retain less than fee simple ownership when a municipality has agreed to pay the costs of acquiring the property? 2....
...ity. Under the proposed agreement, the city would reimburse the school board for the cost of the property and all costs associated with the taking. The city would take fee simple title, with the school board having a leasehold interest. Question One Section 1013.24 , Florida Statutes, provides: "There is conferred upon the district school boards in the state the authority and right to take private property for any public school purpose or use when, in the opinion of the school board, such proper...
