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FDOT - Office of Right of Way Procedures Manual
Office of Right of Way
Jim Spalla, Director
Right of Way Procedures Manual

The Right of Way Manual is available for download as a self-extracting executable file (1.76mb).  This file contains all of the chapters and sections in Word format.

The Right of Way Manual and procedures are internal guidance documents for agency use and do not require compliance by citizens or persons outside the Florida Dept. of Transportation.

Section Title Revision Date Format/Size
1.1 Right of Way Procedures Manual 04/25/2008 pdf, 68 kb
4.1 Land Title 05/04/2010 pdf, 110 kb
5.1 Contaminated Parcels 09/27/2007 pdf, 37 kb
6.1 Appraisal and Appraisal Review 01/01/2012 pdf, 337 kb
6.2 Supplemental Standards of Appraisal 01/01/2012 pdf, 445 kb
6.3 Right of Way Cost Estimating 02/22/2008 pdf, 34 kb
7.1 Donation of Right of Way 09/27/2007 pdf, 39 kb
7.2 Negotiation Process 07/26/2010 pdf, 295 kb
7.3 Incentive Offers 07/13/2010 pdf, 128 kb
7.4 Fees and Costs 07/09/2010 pdf, 63 kb
7.5 Legal Documents and Land Acquisition Closing 07/09/2010 pdf, 199 kb
7.6 Eminent Domain 09/01/2011 pdf, 198 kb
7.7 Public Disclosure 09/24/2007 pdf, 45 kb
7.8 Right of Way Resolutions 04/29/2009 pdf, 91 kb
7.9 Business Damages 07/09/2010 pdf, 152 kb
7.10 Acquisition of Rights of Way from Governmental Agencies 01/31/2001 pdf, 51 kb
7.12 Acquisition via Exchange 09/27/2007 pdf, 26 kb
7.13 Internal Revenue Service Reporting Requirements 09/27/2007 pdf, 41 kb
7.14 Outdoor Advertising Signs 07/09/2010 pdf, 85 kb
8.1 Advance Acquisition 10/11/2006 pdf, 102 kb
9.1 Relocation Assistance Program 01/21/2011 pdf, 122 kb
9.2 General Relocation Requirements 07/28/2009 pdf, 160 kb
9.3 Payment for Moving and Related Expenses 09/10/2010 pdf, 225 kb
9.4 Replacement Housing Payments 06/29/2011 pdf, 380 kb
9.5 Relocation Assistance for Mobile Homes 07/15/2011 pdf, 166 kb
9.6 Last Resort Housing 07/28/2009 pdf, 62 kb
10.1 Inventory of Properties Acquired through the Right of Way Process; Rodent Control Inspections; Maintenance 05/03/2010 pdf, 130 kb
10.2 Right of Way Clearing 07/30/2008 pdf, 145 kb
10.3 Leasing from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (T.I.I.T.F.) 04/29/2009 pdf, 62 kb
10.4 Roadway Reservations 04/15/1999 pdf, 22 kb
10.5 Disposal of Surplus Real Property 09/30/2009 pdf, 218 kb
10.6 Right of Way Property Leases 06/15/2011 pdf, 223 kb
10.7 Asbestos Management 07/28/2011 pdf, 147 kb
10.9 Joint Public/Private Development of Right of Way 04/29/2009 pdf, 67 kb
11.1 Funds Management 07/01/2008 pdf, 95 kb
11.2 Warrant Control 07/28/2009 pdf, 110 kb
11.3 Right of Way Records Management 07/28/2009 pdf, 81 kb
11.4 Right of Way Project Closing 07/28/2009 pdf, 82 kb
12.1 Right of Way Certification 10/25/2007 pdf, 29 kb
13.1 Right of Way Training Program 09/30/2009 pdf, 107 kb
Guide 1 Guidance Document for Partial Acquisition Involving Building Cut-Offs & Refacing 01/19/2001 pdf, 42 kb
Guide 2 Guidance Document for Right of Way Cost Estimates 01/07/2011 pdf, 61 kb
Guide 3 Guidance Document for Right of Way Outdoor Advertising Valuation 08/18/1997 pdf, 30 kb
Guide 4 Guidance Document for Potential Displacements Caused by Partial Acquisitions 12/19/2000 pdf, 23 kb
Guide 5 Guidance Document for Right of Way Requirements for Local Agency Projects Funded through the Department and for State Highway System Projects Funded and Constructed by Others 04/28/2009 pdf, 41 kb
Guide 6 Administrative Settlements 04/28/2009 pdf, 51 kb
Guide 7 Portability of the "Save Our Homes" Benefit 05/28/2008 pdf, 19 kb
Guide 8 Guidance Document for Supervisors with Right of Way Trainees - Right of Way Training Program 05/13/2008 pdf, 28 kb
Guide 9 Right of Way Encroachments 07/10/2008 pdf, 32 kb
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