Legal Opinion
Goodman v. County Court in Broward County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 15, 1998No. 97-1794PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARNER, Judge.
Petitioner was charged by information in the county court with violations of the municipal housing code of the City of Fort Lauder-dale (“City”). He filed a petition for writ of prohibition in the circuit court alleging, inter alia, that the county court lacked jurisdiction to hear the charges because violations of the municipal housing code were within the exclusive jurisdiction of the local government code enforcement board. The circuit court, in its appellate capacity, found that the county court had jurisdiction under sections 162.09 and 162.13, Florida Statutes (1996).…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Haines City Community Dev. v. HeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- State v. Family Bank of HallandaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- State v. FrazeeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- City of Tampa v. BraxtonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- Deehl v. WeissDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987