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Robert Bruce Snow Hernando County Attorney Brooksville

QUESTION:

May a county legally divest itself of ownership and control of certain dedicated streets and roads in a subdivision, and transfer to a homeowners' association the right to exercise ownership and control of, and to maintain, the streets and roads?

SUMMARY:

A county is statutorily authorized in the sound discretion of the board of county commissioners to close and vacate dedicated roads and streets designated on a recorded subdivision plat. Such authority must be lawfully exercised in the interest of the general public welfare and may…