Florida Statutes 127.01 – Counties delegated power of eminent domain; recreational purposes, issue of necessity of taking; compliance with limitations
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(1)(a) Each county of the state is delegated authority to exercise the right and power of eminent domain; that is, the right to appropriate property, except state or federal, for any county purpose. The absolute fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in such county unless the county seeks to condemn a particular right or estate in such property.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 127.01
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
(2) However, no county has the right to condemn any lands outside its own county boundaries for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers, or other recreational purposes. In eminent domain proceedings, a county’s burden of showing reasonable necessity for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers, or other types of recreational purposes shall be the same as the burden in other types of eminent domain proceedings.