Golf Club of Plantation, Inc. v. City of Plantation

We reverse a summary judgment in favor of a municipality (City) and against a property owner (Owner) on inverse condemnation claims arising from the City’s failure to permit conversion of the proper*1029ty to a different use. In so doing, we reject the City’s argument that the County was an indispensable party to the claim alleged and that the inverse condemnation claims were not ripe.

In 1989, Owner purchased 214 acres of property. Approximately half of it is being used as a golf course, with the remaining half lying undeveloped. Relying on the representations of a City employee, Owner says that…