FL H1173

Requires all Florida local governments to add a private property rights element to their comprehensive plans by July 2018 or their next evaluation review, whichever comes first

Mandates the property rights element address four objectives: considering impacts on private property rights in government decisions, encouraging economic development, allowing alternative solutions that provide equal or better protection, and considering the degree of harm from noncompliance

Requires counties and municipalities to adopt land development regulations consistent with the private property rights element within 1 year of adopting it

Provides model language for the property rights element that local governments may adopt, which the state land planning agency must approve if substantially followed

Effective date of July 1, 2016