Eminent Domain.
Tampa Related Laws, art. XIX, § 19.08
in effectSec. 19.08. - Eminent Domain.
(a) The City of Tampa shall have the right to acquire by condemnation any interest in real property, including a fee simple title thereto, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with an urban renewal project under this Act [article]. Said municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in Chapters 73 and 74, Florida Statutes, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner now or which may be hereafter provided by any other statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain. Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner: Provided, that no real property belonging to the State, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired without its consent.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 57-1904, § 8; Compiled Charter 1958, § 757)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTBRELA_ARTXIXURRELA_S19.08EMDOFetched: 10/28/2026
