Orange County Citrus Canker Compensation Litigation
Checked October 14, 2026 against the official notice · Edited by Ferhat Abdullahoglu
If you owned residential citrus trees in Orange County, Florida, that were destroyed by the Department of Agriculture between January 2000 and January 2006, you may be eligible for a payment. Payments are based on $344.16 per tree, minus any prior $55 payments received.
Who qualifies
- Between January 1, 2000 and January 31, 2006.
- In FL.
- Products: residential citrus trees.
“All owners of citrus trees within Orange County, incorporated or otherwise, not used for commercial purposes, which were not determined by the Department to be infected with citrus canker and which were destroyed under the CCEP from January 1, 2000 to the present.”From the court-approved notice
What you can get
These are the amounts the settlement publishes. Shares of a fund depend on how many people file: what pro rata means.
How to file
There's nothing to file: class members are paid automatically once the settlement is final.
Is this settlement legit?
Yes. It's a court-approved class action settlement in the Orange County Circuit Court, run by Rust Consulting. The official site is orangecountycitruscankerfund.com. You never pay to file a claim. How to check a settlement notice.
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