Alachua County v. Florida Rock Industries

In Alachua County v. Florida Rock Industries, 834 So. 2d 370 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003), Alachua County entered into a development agreement with Florida Rock and the land was subsequently annexed by the City of Newberry. Id. at 371. After the annexation, the City of Newberry and Florida Rock "executed a reformed developer's agreement to supplant the agreement between Alachua County and Florida Rock." Id. The county then sought enforcement of its development agreement with Florida Rock but the trial court held that the county could not enforce that agreement. Id. In affirming, the appellate court stated that "when jurisdiction over property changes as a result of a municipal annexation, the municipality becomes the successor in interest to development agreements the county has entered into." Id. at 372.