§ 163.501 Short title
§ 163.502 Legislative findings and purpose
§ 163.503 Definitions
§ 163.5035 Safe neighborhood improvement districts; compliance with special district provisions
§ 163.504 Safe neighborhood improvement districts; formation authorized by ordinance; jurisdictional boundaries
§ 163.5055 Registration of district establishment; notice of dissolution
§ 163.506 Local government neighborhood improvement districts; creation; advisory council; dissolution
§ 163.508 Property owners’ association neighborhood improvement districts; creation; powers and duties; duration
§ 163.511 Special neighborhood improvement districts; creation; referendum; board of directors; duration; extension
§ 163.512 Community redevelopment neighborhood improvement districts; creation; advisory council; dissolution
§ 163.513 Crime prevention through community policing innovations, environmental design, environmental security, and defensible space functions of neighborhood improvement districts
§ 163.514 Powers of neighborhood improvement districts
§ 163.5151 Fiscal management; budget preparation
§ 163.516 Safe neighborhood improvement plans
§ 163.524 Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Program; participation; creation of Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Districts; creation of Neighborhood Councils and Neighborhood Enhancement Plans
§ 163.526 Neighborhood Councils and local government designated agency; powers and duties

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 163 > Part IV - Neighborhood Improvement Districts

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