Legal Opinion

Freni v. Collier County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 30, 1991No. 90-03689PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

We agree with the appellants. The tourist development tax proposed by Collier County (County) and approved by a majority of its electors is invalid because the County failed to comply with the necessary statutory prerequisites.

In June 1988 the County, through its Board of County Commissioners, enacted Ordinance 88-58 which established the Collier County Tourist Development Council (TDC). The County designed this ordinance to comply with the requirements of section 125.0104, Florida Statutes (1987), Local Option Tourist Development Act, to enable the County to enact a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. MeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
  2. Van Pelt v. HilliardSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
  3. Amara v. Town of Daytona Beach ShoresDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  4. State Ex Rel. Taylor v. City of TallahasseeSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
  5. Freni v. Collier CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Collier County v. FreniDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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