The act of any commissioners in closing or abandoning any such road, or in renouncing or disclaiming any rights in any land delineated on any recorded map as a road, shall abrogate the easement theretofore owned, held, claimed or used by or on behalf of the public and the title of fee owners shall be freed and released therefrom; and if the fee of road space has been vested in the county, same will be thereby surrendered and will vest in the abutting fee owners to the extent and in the same manner as in case of termination of an easement for road purposes.
Fla. Stat. § 336.12
Closing and abandonment of roads; termination of easement; conveyance of fee
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. 16.33 Acres of Land in the County of Dade, State of Florida, and Sterling Investments, Inc., United States of America v. 156.65 Acres of Land in the County of Dade, State of Florida, and Sterling Investments, Inc. (1976)
Most recently applied in United States v. 16.33 Acres of Land in the County of Dade, State of Florida, Sterling Investments, Inc., United States of America v. 156.65 Acres of Land in the County of Dade, State of Florida, Sterling Investments, Inc. (May 1977)
History.--s. 52, ch. 29965, 1955.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.