Fla. Stat. 75.12
Payment of costs

The costs shall be paid by the county, municipality, or district filing the complaint except when a taxpayer, citizen, or other person contests the action or intervenes, the court may tax the whole or any part of the costs against him or her as is equitable.

Source: Section 75.12 — Payment of costs, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0075.12 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

75.01
Jurisdiction 75.02
Plaintiff 75.03
Condition precedent 75.04
Complaint 75.05
Order and service 75.06
Publication of notice 75.07
Intervention 75.08
Appeal and review 75.09
Effect of final judgment 75.10
Recording of judgment in other counties 75.11
Stamping instruments validated 75.12
Payment of costs 75.13
Certain prior proceedings validated 75.14
Landowner or taxpayer not disqualification of judge 75.16
Certain orders and decrees validated 75.17
Commencement of action after validation

Current through Fall 2025

§ 75.12. Payment of costs's source at flsenate.gov

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._75.12

Original Source: Section 75.12 — Payment of costs, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0075.12 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Fla. Stat. 75.12 Payment of costs

Fla. Stat. 75.12
Payment of costs