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Fla. Stat. § 55.081 (2025)
Statute of limitations, lien of judgment.
✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session Cite as: Fla. Stat. § 55.081 (2025)
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55.081 Statute of limitations, lien of judgment.—Subject to the provisions of s. 55.10, no judgment, order, or decree of any court shall be a lien upon real or personal property within the state after the expiration of 20 years from the date of the entry of such judgment, order, or decree.
History.—s. 1, ch. 29954, 1955; s. 9, ch. 67-254; s. 1, ch. 87-67.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Burshan v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
Burshan v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. (2001)
“10 judgment lien may extend "beyond the period provided for in" section 55.081, which is "20 years from the date of the entry of such judgment, order, or decree.”
Michael v. Valley Trucking Co., Inc. (2002)
“Once registered under the FEFJA, foreign judgments are treated as Florida judgments and therefore become subject to section 55.081, Florida Statutes (2000), which states that no judgment shall be a lien on personal property within the state after the expiration of twenty years…”
Quaintance v. Fogg (1981)
“In view of section 55.081, Florida Statutes (1979), this may not be as significant a consideration in Florida.”
Corzo Trucking Corp. v. West (2011)
“” § 55.081, Fla. Stat. (2009). . In Petersen, 14 So.”
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL, INC. v. White (2006)
“§ 55.081, Fla. Stat. (2003). The statute is silent as to whether the judgment may be rerecorded after the original judgment lien has expired.”
Kilby v. Ilgen (In Re Kilby) (1996)
“The Court does note that pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 55.081 , the judgment may still act as a lien on real or personal property for 20 years, subject to the judgment being recorded in Florida, and subject to the provisions of Fla.”
Parker v. Livingston (2002)
“” Fla. Stat. Ann. § 55.081 (West 1994). Reading the two statutes together, it is readily apparent that Section 55.”
Sharpe v. Calabrese (1988)
“) or the lien thereof expires as provided by law ( see §§ 55.081 and 55.10, Fla. Stat.) or judicial relief from the judgment is properly granted a party or his legal representative for a reason recognized in law ( see Fla.”
Park Finance of Broward, Inc. v. Jones (2011)
“An execution is thus “subject to the time limit of section 55.081,” Florida Statutes (2009) and may issue during the 20 year life of the underlying judgment.”
In re Cannon (2016)
“A valid money judgment which has been duly recorded and entered as a hen against land “must be accorded its legal effect until it is satisfied by payment (see § 55.”
Lamchick, Glucksman & Johnston, P.A. v. City National Bank of Florida (1995)
“A valid money judgment which has been duly recorded and entered as a lien against land “must be accorded its legal effect until it is satisfied by payment (see § 55.”
In re Estate of Osborn (1980)
“Limitation on Lien of Judgment, § 55.081, Fla.Stat. (1977).”
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