Florida Statutes Title XIII Chapter 190 - Community Development Districts

• 190.001 - Short Title.
  This act may be cited as the “Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980.”History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.
• 190.002 - Legislative Findings, Policies, And Intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds that:(a) There is a need for uniform, focused, and fair procedures in state law to provide a reasonable alternative for the establishment, power,...
• 190.003 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Ad valorem bonds” means bonds which are payable from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes levied on real and...
• 190.004 - Preemption; Sole Authority.
  (1) This act constitutes the sole authorization for the future establishment of independent community development districts which have any of the specialized functions and powers provided...
• 190.005 - Establishment Of District.
  (1) The exclusive and uniform method for the establishment of a community development district with a size of 1,000 acres or more shall be pursuant to...
• 190.006 - Board Of Supervisors; Members And Meetings.
  (1) The board of the district shall exercise the powers granted to the district pursuant to this act. The board shall consist of five members; except...
• 190.007 - Board Of Supervisors; General Duties.
  (1) The board shall employ, and fix the compensation of, a district manager. The district manager shall have charge and supervision of the works of the...
• 190.008 - Budget; Reports And Reviews.
  (1) The district shall provide financial reports in such form and such manner as prescribed pursuant to this chapter and chapter 218.(2)(a) On or before each June...
• 190.009 - Disclosure Of Public Financing.
  (1) The district shall take affirmative steps to provide for the full disclosure of information relating to the public financing and maintenance of improvements to real...
• 190.011 - General Powers.
  The district shall have, and the body may exercise, the following powers:(1) To sue and be sued in the name of the district; to adopt and...
• 190.012 - Special Powers; Public Improvements And Community Facilities.
  The district shall have, and the board may exercise, subject to the regulatory jurisdiction and permitting authority of all applicable governmental bodies, agencies, and special...
• 190.0125 - Purchase, Privatization, Or Sale Of Water, Sewer, Or Wastewater Reuse Utility By District.
  No community development district may purchase or sell a water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility that provides service to the public for compensation, or enter...
• 190.013 - Water Management And Control Plan.
  In the event that the board assumes the responsibility for providing water management and control for the district as provided in s. 190.012(1)(a) which is...
• 190.014 - Issuance Of Bond Anticipation Notes.
  In addition to the other powers provided for in this act, and not in limitation thereof, the district shall have the power, at any time,...
• 190.015 - Short-term Borrowing.
  The district at any time may obtain loans, in such amount and on such terms and conditions as the board may approve, for the purpose...
• 190.016 - Bonds.
  (1) SALE OF BONDS.—Bonds may be sold in blocks or installments at different times, or an entire issue or series may be sold at one time....
• 190.017 - Trust Agreements.
  Any issue of bonds shall be secured by a trust agreement by and between the district and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be...
• 190.021 - Taxes; Non-ad Valorem Assessments.
  (1) AD VALOREM TAXES.—An elected board shall have the power to levy and assess an ad valorem tax on all the taxable property in the district...
• 190.022 - Special Assessments.
  (1) The board may levy special assessments for the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or maintenance of district facilities authorized under this chapter using the procedures for levy...
• 190.023 - Issuance Of Certificates Of Indebtedness Based On Assessments For Assessable Improvements; Assessment Bonds.
  (1) The board may, after any assessments for assessable improvements are made, determined, and confirmed as provided in s. 190.022, issue certificates of indebtedness for the...
• 190.024 - Tax Liens.
  All taxes of the district provided for in this act, together with all penalties for default in the payment of the same and all costs...
• 190.025 - Payment Of Taxes And Redemption Of Tax Liens By The District; Sharing In Proceeds Of Tax Sale.
  (1) The district has the right to:(a) Pay any delinquent state, county, district, municipal, or other tax or assessment upon lands located wholly or partially within the...
• 190.026 - Foreclosure Of Liens.
  Any lien in favor of the district arising under this act may be foreclosed by the district by foreclosure proceedings in the name of the...
• 190.031 - Mandatory Use Of Certain District Facilities And Services.
  To the full extent permitted by law, the district shall require all lands, buildings, premises, persons, firms, and corporations within the district to use the...
• 190.033 - Bids Required.
  (1) No contract shall be let by the board for any goods, supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof to be paid by...
• 190.035 - Fees, Rentals, And Charges; Procedure For Adoption And Modifications; Minimum Revenue Requirements.
  (1) The district is authorized to prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, or other charges, hereinafter sometimes referred to as “revenues,” and to revise...
• 190.036 - Recovery Of Delinquent Charges.
  In the event that any rates, fees, rentals, charges, or delinquent penalties shall not be paid as and when due and shall be in default...
• 190.037 - Discontinuance Of Service.
  In the event the fees, rentals, or other charges for water and sewer services, or either of them, are not paid when due, the board...
• 190.041 - Enforcement And Penalties.
  The board or any aggrieved person may have recourse to such remedies in law and at equity as may be necessary to ensure compliance with...
• 190.043 - Suits Against The District.
  Any suit or action brought or maintained against the district for damages arising out of tort, including, without limitation, any claim arising upon account of...
• 190.044 - Exemption Of District Property From Execution.
  All district property shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against...
• 190.046 - Termination, Contraction, Or Expansion Of District.
  (1) A landowner or the board may petition to contract or expand the boundaries of a community development district in the following manner:(a) The petition shall contain...
• 190.047 - Incorporation Or Annexation Of District.
  (1) Upon attaining the population standards for incorporation contained in s. 165.061 and as determined by the Department of Economic Opportunity, any district wholly contained within...
• 190.048 - Sale Of Real Estate Within A District; Required Disclosure To Purchaser.
  Subsequent to the establishment of a district under this chapter, each contract for the initial sale of a parcel of real property and each contract...
• 190.0485 - Notice Of Establishment.
  Within 30 days after the effective date of a rule or ordinance establishing a community development district under this act, the district shall cause to...
• 190.049 - Special Acts Prohibited.
  Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, there shall be no special law or general law of local application creating an independent...

Last modified: September 23, 2016