28 chapters · 798 sections in this title.
Fla. Stat. § 702.01 Equity
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All mortgages shall be foreclosed in equity. In a mortgage foreclosure action, the court shall sever for separate trial all counterclaims against the foreclosing mortgagee. The foreclosure claim shall, if tried, be tried to the court without a jury.History.—RS 1987; GS 2501; RGS …
Fla. Stat. § 702.015 Elements of complaint; lost, destroyed, or stolen note affidavit
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(1) The Legislature intends that this section expedite the foreclosure process by ensuring initial disclosure of a plaintiff’s status and the facts supporting that status, thereby ensuring the availability of documents necessary to the prosecution of the case.(2) A complaint that…
Fla. Stat. § 702.03 Certain foreclosures validated
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All mortgage foreclosures heretofore made, or now pending, wherein there has been annexed to the bill of complaint in such cause, an uncertified copy of the mortgage, as provided by chapter 12095, Acts of 1927, entitled: “An act to amend section 3845 RGS relating to complaint in …
Fla. Stat. § 702.035 Legal notice concerning foreclosure proceedings
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Whenever a legal advertisement, publication, or notice relating to a foreclosure proceeding is required to be placed in a newspaper, it is the responsibility of the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney to place such advertisement, publication, or notice. For counties with more tha…