Hausman v. First Baptist Church

513 So.2d 767 (1987)

Ford S. HAUSMAN, Orange County Property Appraiser, Appellant,

v.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PINE HILLS, INC., Appellee.

No. 86-1427.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 8, 1987.

Steven R. Betchel, Orlando, and Law Offices of Gaylord A. Wood, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, for appellant.

Daniel John Loomis of Gibbs & Craze Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio and Richard H. Langley, Claremont, for appellee.

This case involves the entitlement of a church to religious exemption from the taxes on an unimproved tract of land.

The Property Appraisal Adjustment Board granted an…