City of Port St. Lucie v. Zlinkoff

Appellees/Plaintiffs Zlinkoff, et al., a class consisting of approximately 45,000 owners of vacant, platted, single family lots located within the City of Port St. Lucie (“City”), instituted suit in. circuit court seeking a refund of stormwater utility fees levied by the City for the tax years 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98. Liability and damages were bifurcated below; this appeal solely concerns the Order entered below on the liability phase which provided the plaintiff class was entitled to a full refund for the tax years in question, issues as to damages (class members,…