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1997 Florida Code
TITLE XII MUNICIPALITIES
Chapter 177 Land Boundaries  
PART I PLATTING (ss. 177.011-177.151)
177.051   Name of subdivision.

177.051  Name of subdivision.--Every subdivision shall be given a name by which it shall be legally known. Such name shall not be the same or in any way so similar to any name appearing on any recorded plat in the same county as to confuse the records or to mislead the public as to the identity of the subdivision, except when the subdivision is subdivided as an additional unit or section by the same developer or the developer's successors in title. Every subdivision's name shall have legible lettering of the same size and type, including the words "section," "unit," "replat," "amended," etc. The name of the subdivision shall be shown in the dedication and shall coincide exactly with the subdivision name.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-339; s. 935, ch. 95-147.

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