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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided July 29, 2010Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Knox:
On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County, you have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question:
Do the provisions of Part I, Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, preempt or otherwise operate to prevent Brevard County from adopting an ordinance defining the term "violator" to include property owners when ordinance violations exist on or at their properties, but are caused or allowed to be caused by tenants residing at those properties?
In sum:
The Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act does not preempt or otherwise operate to prevent Brevard…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Bd. v. LewisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Henley v. MacDonaldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Monroe County v. Whispering Pines AssociatesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997