298.51 – Defaults, Receivership for District.
298.51 Defaults, receivership for district.—If any bond or interest coupon on any bond issued by said district is not paid within 60 days after its maturity, a court of competent jurisdiction, on the application of any holder of such bond or interest coupon so overdue, may appoint a receiver for the district; said receiver shall be […]
298.333 – Assessments and Costs; a Lien on Land Against Which Levied.
298.333 Assessments and costs; a lien on land against which levied.—All non-ad valorem assessments provided for in this chapter, together with all penalties for default in payment of the same and all costs in collecting the same, constitutes, from the date of assessment thereof until paid, a lien of equal dignity with the liens for county […]
298.52 – Refunding and Extending Bonds.
298.52 Refunding and extending bonds.— (1) Any district now or hereafter created or organized under any general or special law heretofore or hereafter enacted by the state may, whenever in the judgment of the governing board thereof it is advisable and for the best interests of the landowners in the district, refund any or all of the […]
298.341 – When Unpaid Assessments Delinquent; Penalty.
298.341 When unpaid assessments delinquent; penalty.—All non-ad valorem assessments provided for in this chapter become delinquent and bear penalties on the amount of the assessments in the same manner as county taxes. The assessments shall, from January 1 of each year assessable property is liable for district assessments, constitute a lien until paid on the property […]
298.54 – Maintenance Tax.
298.54 Maintenance tax.—To maintain and preserve the ditches, drains, or other improvements made pursuant to this chapter and to repair and restore the same, when needed, and for the purpose of defraying the current expenses of the district, including any sum which may be required to pay state and county taxes on any lands which may […]
298.345 – Enforcement of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments.
298.345 Enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.—The collection and enforcement of all non-ad valorem assessments levied by the district shall be at the same time and in like manner as county taxes, and the provisions of the Florida Statutes relating to the sale of lands for unpaid and delinquent county taxes, the issuance, sale, and delivery of […]
298.56 – Bonds Issued Secured by Lien on Lands Benefited; Assessment and Collection of Taxes May Be Enforced.
298.56 Bonds issued secured by lien on lands benefited; assessment and collection of taxes may be enforced.—All bonds issued by any board of supervisors under the provisions of this chapter shall be secured by a lien on all lands and other property benefited in the district, and the board of supervisors shall see to it that […]
298.349 – Uniform Initial Acreage Assessment for Payment of Expenses.
298.349 Uniform initial acreage assessment for payment of expenses.—There is levied upon each acre of land within a water control district created on or after July 1, 1997, a uniform initial assessment of $50 per acre for the year in which the district is created, to be used by the district, through its board of supervisors, […]
298.57 – Landowner in District May Construct Drains Across Land of Intervening Landowner; Proceedings.
298.57 Landowner in district may construct drains across land of intervening landowner; proceedings.—Any landowner within a district organized under this chapter may construct ditches to drain his or her lands into the public ditches; and if any intervening landowner should refuse permission to cross his or her land with such ditch, the landowner seeking to construct […]
298.353 – Unit Development; Powers of Board of Supervisors to Designate Units of District; Financing Assessments for Each Unit.
298.353 Unit development; powers of board of supervisors to designate units of district; financing assessments for each unit.—The board of supervisors of the district may designate areas or parts of the district as separate administrative and financial “units.” Units must be created or modified as a part of and through the adoption of a water control […]