MONROE COUNTY v. AMBROSE

Nos. 3D02-1716, 3D02-1754, 3D02-1800, 3D02-2068.

866 So.2d 707 (2003)

MONROE COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, and the Department of Community Affairs and Islamorada, Village of Islands, a municipal corporation, Appellants, v. Thora AMBROSE, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan and Hendrick, P.A., and Karen K. Cabanas (Key West), for appellant, Monroe County.

David L. Jordan, Deputy General Counsel (Tallahassee), for appellant, Department of Community Affairs.

Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza & Guedes, P.A., Edward G. Guedes, and Nina L. Boniske, for appellants, Islamorada, Village of Islands.

Brion Blackwelder, Richard Grosso, and David Cozad (Fort Lauderdale), for appellants/intervenors, Protect Key West, d/b/a "Last Stand", et al.

Janet E. Bowman (Tallahassee), for 1000 Friends of Florida, Inc., as Amicus Curiae, for appellants.

James S. Mattson (Key Largo); Andrew M. Tobin (Tavernier); for appellees.

Frank A. Shepherd, for Pacific Legal Foundation, as Amicus Curiae for appellees.

Before LEVY, GERSTEN, and GODERICH, JJ.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 18, 2004.

PER CURIAM.

In the proceedings below, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Thora Ambrose, et. al. ("Landowners"), finding that Section 380.05(18), Florida Statutes (1997),1 created a vested right for the Landowners to complete development of single-family homes on their land. Monroe County, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Village of Islamorada...

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