The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXI
DRAINAGE

Chapter 298
DRAINAGE AND WATER CONTROL

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F.S. 298.78

298.78 Lien; release.—Any landowner shall have right at any time within 90 days after the date of said decree, or at any time thereafter with consent of holders of not less than 95 percent of bonds, to obtain a full release of his or her lands from the lien and liability of the assessment by the payment of an amount to be stated in the decree, which shall include the proportionate amount of the indebtedness chargeable against said piece or parcel of land, together with an additional amount estimated to be required to pay the bonds by reason of the failure of other pieces or parcels to pay the indebtedness so charged against them, said amounts to be approved by holders of not less than 95 percent of bonds.

History.—s. 2, ch. 22103, 1943; s. 275, ch. 95-148.

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Amendments to 298.78

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 298.78

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 298.78.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

EGGE, v. HEALTHSPAN SERVICES COMPANY d b a, 208 F.R.D. 265 (D. Minn. 2002)

. . . the Court said, “a far cry from the actual average damage suffered by the putative class members, $298.78 . . .

BRYANT, v. BONDED ACCOUNTS SERVICE CHECK RECOVERY, INC. a, 208 F.R.D. 251 (D. Minn. 2000)

. . . [a]n award of $18.68 is a far cry from the actual damages suffered by the putative class members, $298.78 . . .

G. v., 13 Ct. Cl. 576 (Ct. Cl. 1877)

. . . Judgment for claimant, $298.78. . . .