Legal Opinion
Florida Bankers Ass'n v. Florida Development Finance Corp.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 15, 2015No. Nos. SC14-1603, SC14-1618PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, C.J.
In these consolidated cases, the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) and Robert Reynolds appeal the judgment of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit, in and for Leon County, validating bonds proposed to be issued by the Florida Development Finance Corporation (FDFC), a public body corporate and politic in the State of Florida. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(2), Fla. Const. The purpose of the bonds is to finance qualifying improvements pursuant to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act (PACE Act), established by the Legislature in section 163.08, Florida Statutes (2014).1
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