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496 So. 2d 152

496 So.2d 152

11 Fla.L.Weekly 1830

Florida Power & Light Co. v. Markham

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 20, 1986

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1986-08-20

Relies on 354 So. 2d 368 - Straughn v. Tuck · Powell v. Kelly · 447 So. 2d 1348 - Blake v. Xerox Corp.

Decided 1986-08-20

PER CURIAM.

¶1Florida Power and Light Company appeals a judgment which upheld the 1980 tax assessment of all of its tangible personal property located in Broward County. Our review of the record leads us to conclude that the appellant has not shown that the property appraiser’s method of appraisal was contrary to section 193.011, Florida Statutes (1980), nor to section 192.032, Florida Statutes, (1980), but is instead a legal tax assessment, well supported by substantial, competent evidence.

¶2A taxpayer must carry a heavy burden in order to successfully challenge a property tax assessment. A tax assessment carries a strong presumption of validity and, in order to prevail, the taxpayer must present proof that excludes every hypothesis of a legal assessment. Bystrom, et al., v. S.F. Whitman, et al., 488 So.2d 520 (Fla.1986); Blake v. Xerox, 447 So.2d 1348 (Fla.1984); Straughn v. Tuck, 354 So.2d 368 (Fla.1977); Powell v. Kelly, 223 So.2d 305 (Fla.1969). Appellant fails to overcome this presumption. Accordingly, we affirm.

ANSTEAD and WALDEN, JJ., and CO-WART, EDWARD D., Associate Judge, concur.
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