District Court of Appeal of Florida

Summary judgment for a charter school in a dispute with a development district over payment of certain special assessments levied by the district is reversed where: 1) a charter school is not exempt from special assessments because, unlike other public schools, the legislature has failed to create a statutory exemption for charter schools; and 2) although foreclosure is not available to enforce assessment liens because the property is in use by a public school, mandamus is available to enforce them.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/11/2006
• Published 08/11/2006

Judges

• TORPY, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Clark and Mitchell E. Albaugh of Scott D. Clark, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles W. Sell of Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.