Yankeetown Challenges Growth Management Reform
On August 1, Yankeetown asked a Leon County circuit court judge to declare HB 7207 unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed against the Department of Community Affairs, DCA Secretary Billy Buzzett [...]
600 Brickell Ready for Occupancy, Showcases Cutting Edge-Technology and Environmental Sustainability
The recently completed 600 Brickell at 600 Brickell World Plaza, is not only Miami’s newest commercial real estate tower – it’s also the only building that’s been LEED pre-certified platinum, the [...]
Palm Beach County Jury Finds That Municipality Did Not Selectively Enforce Its Building Code Nor Retaliate Against Home Owners
Recently, Daniel L. Abbott and Daniel A. Seigel successfully defended the Town of Manalapan in Palm Beach County and its elected officials in a jury trial brought by a home owner who attempted to [...]
Litigators Continue to Roll: WSH Successfully Enjoins Million Dollar Party Host From Violating Village Code
On Wednesday, WSH litigators achieved a big win for the Village of Indian Creek in an emergency injunction trial before the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. The owner of an unoccupied [...]
Estrellita S. Sibila to Speak at the Florida State University Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference in Tallahassee, FL
WSHPC&B attorney Estrellita S. Sibila has been invited to speak at the 17th Annual Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference hosted by the Center for Real Estate Education & Research [...]
Snapshots From The Community Planning Act, Part 2: What Didn’t Change?
My personal “top ten” list of things that have NOT changed in local government comprehensive planning with the enactment of the 2011 Community Planning Act: 1) Local governments still must [...]
Tentative Settlement Reached in Yankeetown Challenge to 2011 Growth Management Reform
Following the passage of the sweeping growth management legislation included in House Bill 7207 of 2011 (the “Community Planning Act”), the Town of Yankeetown,Florida sued to overturn the bill. [...]
Applications to Move Miami-Dade Urban Boundary Line Could Help Give Understanding to State’s Authority over Land Use
The Miami-Dade County Commission recently approved two applications that could move the Urban Development Boundary (“UDB”) and allow more development on previously sacrosanct property. The [...]
Snapshots From The Community Planning Act, Part 5: Proportionate Share Mitigation of Transportation Impacts – Deficient Roadways and Other Transportation Facilities
The Act removes the state mandate for local governments to enforce transportation concurrency, the regulatory requirement that roadway and other transportation facilities be in place concurrent [...]
Snapshots From The Community Planning Act, Part 4: Permit Extensions Redux
As in the film “Groundhog Day,” local governments woke up at the end of the 2011 Legislative Session to find that yet another set of permit extensions were provided directly by the state, [...]
