The decisions
- Talbot, LLC v. City of Tampa and 1704 17th Street Venture, LLC (2nd DCA, September 25, 2026) — In the Second District, standing in zoning cases follows Renard and Boucher special damages, not the federal test. J.P. footnote 4 is dicta; conflict and question certified. Read it →
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement v. Garcia (4th DCA, September 2, 2026) — The Fourth District treats registry-removal orders under section 943.0435 as appealable civil final orders, contrary to Korson, and lets FDLE challenge them as an adversely affected nonparty. Read it →
- Roman v. Roman (6th DCA, September 25, 2026) — The Sixth District holds that regular payment of a parent's household bills by non-employers, such as a boyfriend and his mother, is in-kind gross income under section 61.30(2)(a)13. Read it →
- Town of Southwest Ranches v. Supreme Organics, LLC (4th DCA, September 23, 2026) — An order striking an untimely sovereign-immunity summary judgment motion, without reaching the merits and allowing later assertion, is not appealable under rule 9.130(a)(3)(F)(iii). One judge dissented. Read it →
- Holdings JJJ, LLC v. Jamie Rand and Julie Rand, as Trustees of the JLR Family Trust dated July 23, 2007; and Robert James and Lucilene James (2nd DCA, September 18, 2026) — A generic AAA-rules reference may not delegate arbitrability. Arguing only inapplicable rules invites error, and 'transaction, sale, or closing' language broadens an 'arising out of' clause. Read it →
- Lisandrillo v. Palozzi (4th DCA, September 16, 2026) — A prohibition petition challenging disqualification cannot bundle certiorari review of other non-final orders. The Fourth District ordered counsel to show cause over hallmarks of AI-generated filings. Read it →
Plus 30 more appellate decisions in September 2026 — all in the tracker.
The practical upshot
- Until the Supreme Court resolves Talbot's certified conflict, brief standing under both the federal test and Florida's Renard/special-damages framework, noting which district's law governs.
- Raise sovereign immunity within trial-order deadlines. In the Fourth District, an order striking a late immunity motion will not support a rule 9.130 appeal.
- Verify record cites against official transcripts, never claim a rule 2.330 motion automatically stays proceedings, avoid tactical emergency labels, and file separate petitions for separate non-final orders.
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