Pinellas County, Florida v. Gary Joiner, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2019-1819 ____________ PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. GARY JOINER, etc., et al., Respondents. June 27, 2024 GROSSHANS, J. In this case, we consider whether sovereign immunity shields a county from the obligation of paying ad valorem taxes for property owned by that county but located outside its territorial boundaries. 1 We hold that it does not and approve the decision below, which reached the same conclusion. Joiner v. Pinellas Cnty., 279 So. 3d 860, 862, 866 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019). 1. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla.…