Any person claiming to be interested or who may be in doubt about his or her rights under a deed, will, contract, or other article, memorandum, or instrument in writing or whose rights, status, or other equitable or legal relations are affected by a statute, or any regulation made under statutory authority, or by municipal ordinance, contract, deed, will, franchise, or other article, memorandum, or instrument in writing may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under such statute, regulation, municipal ordinance, contract, deed, will, franchise, or other article, memorandum, or instrument in writing, or any part thereof, and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other equitable or legal relations thereunder.
Fla. Stat. § 86.021
Power to construe
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 984 F. Supp. 2d 1318 - Incredible Investments, LLC v. Fernandez-Rundle (2013)
Most recently applied in 984 F. Supp. 2d 1318 - Incredible Investments, LLC v. Fernandez-Rundle (November 2013)
History.--s. 2, ch. 21820, 1943; s. 38, ch. 67-254; s. 458, ch. 95-147
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