Ramsey Nursing Facilities, Inc. v. State ex rel. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Appellants, Ramsey Nursing Facilities, Inc. and North Miami Nursing Facilities, Inc., appeal an order denying their motion to dismiss or abate for improper venue, an enforcement action brought by appellee in the Leon County Circuit Court. Citing Section 120.69(l)(a), Florida Statutes, which provides that a petition for enforcement may only be brought in the county where the subject matter of the enforcement is located, appellants contend that their motion should have been granted since their only places of business and the subject matter of the proceedings are in Dade County. We agree and…