Legal Opinion
City of Riviera Beach v. Reed
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 16, 2008No. 4D07-3102PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevenson, J.
In this lawsuit initiated by the City of Riviera Beach to foreclose certain utility and special assessment liens, the trial court dismissed the amended complaint on the ground that the action was filed outside of the statute of limitations period. Because the latest of these liens were recorded on September 17, 1996, and the foreclosure action was filed on July 1, 2005, we agree that the five-year limitations period has run and the amended complaint was properly dismissed.
By city council resolution dated May 3, 1995, the City of Riviera Beach acquired liens against property owned by the…
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