Beckford v. Drogan

“As with the interpretation of any statute, the starting point of analysis is the actual language of the statute.” Miles v. Parrish, 199 So.3d 1046, 1048 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016) (quoting Conservation All. of St. Lucie Cty., Inc. v. Fla. Dep’t of Envtl, Prot., 144 So.3d 622, 624 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)). “If the language is clear and unambiguous, there is no need to resort to the rules of statutory construction; the statute must be given its plain and obvious meaning.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Conservation All. of St. Lucie Cty., 144 So.3d at 624). “Even where a court is…