Standing

Generally, one has standing to sue when he or she has a sufficient interest at stake in the controversy which will be affected by the outcome of the litigation. Gieger v. Sun First Nat'l Bank of Orlando, 427 So.2d 815 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). Provence v. Palm Beach Taverns, Inc., 676 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

Administrative Standing

 * It is undisputed that the appellants possessed standing to appear in the administrative proceeding below. See § 120.569, Fla. Stat. (2009). But, as we have explained:
 * The fact that a person may have the requisite standing to appear as a party before an agency at a de novo proceeding does not mean that the party automatically has standing to appeal. The APA's definition of a party recognizes the need for a much broader zone of party representation at the administrative level than at the appellate level.... [A] person who participates in [an administrative] proceeding by a statute, rule, or by an agency's permission, may not necessarily possess any interests which are adversely, or even substantially, affected by the proposed action.
 * Daniels v. Fla. Parole & Probation Comm'n, 401 So.2d 1351, 1354 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981), aff'd sub. nom., Roberson v. Fla. Parole & Probation Comm'n, 444 So.2d 917 (Fla.1983), abrogated on other grounds, Griffith v. Fla. Parole & Probation Comm'n, 485 So.2d 818 (Fla.1986). Under section 120.68(2), standing at the appellate level exists “if four conditions are satisfied: ‘(1) the action was final; (2) the agency is subject to the provisions of the [Administrative Procedures] Act; (3) [the person seeking review] was a party to the action which he seeks to appeal; and (4) [the party] was adversely affected by the action.’ ” Abbott Labs. v. Mylan Pharms., Inc., 15 So.3d 642, 652 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) (quoting Daniels, 401 So.2d at 1353).

Case::Martin County Conservation Alliance v. Martin County Dept. of Cmty. Affairs, 35 Fla. L. Weekly D2765 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010)

Appellate Review
Generally, findings regarding standing are reviewed de novo. Case::Fox v. Prof'l Wrecker Operators of Fla., Inc., 801 So.2d 175 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) and Case::Mortgage Elec. Registration Sys., Inc. v. Azize, 965 So.2d 151 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).