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Land Use for the Florida Bar Exam
Zoning and land use regulations
59+ Cards52 Topics60% Pass Rate
What You'll Study in Land Use
Planning
Zoning
Property Rights (Bert Harris Act)
Coastal & Beach Law
Regional Impacts & Coordination
Development Agreements
Vested Rights & Estoppel
Nonconforming Uses
Due Process & Hearings
Judicial Review (Certiorari)
Legislative vs Quasi-Judicial
Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Plan Consistency & Enforcement
Land Development Regulations
Concurrency & Infrastructure
Exactions & Impact Fees
Exactions (Constitutional Limits)
Variances (Standards & Procedure)
Variances vs Conditional Uses
Agriculture & Preemption
Environmental Permitting (Wetlands)
Environmental Permitting (ERP)
Water Management Districts
Water Supply & CUPs
Code Enforcement
Redevelopment & CRA
Historic Preservation
Sunshine & Public Records
Transportation Impacts
Subdivision & Platting
Dedications & Easements
Zoning Challenges
Judicial Review (Legislative)
Notice Requirements
Local Government Authority
Home Rule & Preemption
Preemption Examples
Critical State Concern (Ch. 380)
Brownfields & Remediation
Environmental Constraints & Conditions
Sovereignty Lands & Waterfront Development
Environmental Local Ordinances
Building Code & Preemption
Constitutional Limits (Speech/Signs)
Constitutional Limits (Adult Uses)
Constitutional Limits (Equal Protection/Fair Housing)
Fair Housing & Accommodations
Takings (Florida Constitution)
Takings & Inverse Condemnation
Remedies & Challenges
Extraordinary Writs
Police Power & Standards
Sample Land Use Questions
1What is growth management in Florida?
2What is zoning in Florida?
3Under Florida’s Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act, what is the cause of action and when does it apply?
What You'll Master
Master zoning law fundamentals including Euclidean zoning, variances, and special exceptions
Learn regulatory takings doctrine and the tests from Penn Central and Lucas
Memorize subdivision regulation requirements and development approval processes
Understand comprehensive planning requirements and consistency doctrine
Nail eminent domain procedures, just compensation, and public use requirements
59+
Flashcards
52
Topics
60%
Pass Rate
907+
Students
Land Use for Florida Bar Exam FAQ
What Land Use topics are covered?
Our flashcards cover zoning (Euclidean, conditional, overlay), variances and special exceptions, nonconforming uses, comprehensive plans, subdivision regulation, regulatory takings, eminent domain, and growth management.
How do flashcards help with Land Use analysis?
Land Use questions involve applying constitutional limits to government regulation of property. Our flashcards drill the takings tests, variance standards, and due process requirements so you can analyze any land use fact pattern.
Are regulatory takings clearly explained?
Yes. We cover the Penn Central multi-factor test, the Lucas per se takings rule for total economic deprivation, the Nollan/Dolan nexus and proportionality tests for exactions, and the distinction between physical and regulatory takings.
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