District Court of Appeal of Florida

Summary judgment determining that plaintiff, a non-profit corporation and instrumentality of a municipality, was not entitled to an ad valorem tax exemption as the owner of an apartment complex is affirmed where the trial court properly concluded that, although the complex was equitably owned by a municipality, it was not being used for a municipal or public purpose.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2006
• Published 04/14/2006

Judges

• SHARP, W., J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David K. Miller of Broad & Cassel, Tallahassee, and Michael S. Davis of Bryant, Miller & Olive, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth P. Hazouri of DeBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris & Neal, LLP, Orlando, for Appellee Bill Donegan., No Appearance for Appellee Earl K. Woods.