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David B. Higginbottom City Attorney Frostproof

QUESTION:

Is a municipality authorized by law to require abutting landowners who request vacation of a public street to prove a revesionary interest in the property and pay for the proportionate costs of an appraisal and for the proportionate appraised value of such property interest as conditions to the vacation?

SUMMARY:

A municipality possesses no authority under the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act to require property owners whose land abuts a dedicated public street to `prove a reversionary interest' or any other property interest or property…