Florida Statute 55.81 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 55.081

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.

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Cases Citing Statute 55.081

Total Results: 13

Burshan v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.

805 So. 2d 835, 2001 WL 883234

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 8, 2001 | Docket: 2449499

Cited 24 times | Published

extend "beyond the period provided for in" section 55.081, which is "20 years from the date of the entry

Michael v. Valley Trucking Co., Inc.

832 So. 2d 213, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 17762, 2002 WL 31696808

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 2002 | Docket: 1700102

Cited 10 times | Published

Florida judgments and therefore become subject to section 55.081, Florida Statutes (2000), which states that

Corzo Trucking Corp. v. West

61 So. 3d 1285, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8072, 2011 WL 2135589

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 2011 | Docket: 60300447

Cited 6 times | Published

the entry of such judgment, order, or decree.” § 55.081, Fla. Stat. (2009). . In Petersen, 14 So.3d

Kilby v. Ilgen (In Re Kilby)

196 B.R. 627, 35 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1511, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 415, 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 633, 1996 WL 306687

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1996 | Docket: 1755264

Cited 6 times | Published

The Court does note that pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 55.081, the judgment may still act as a lien on real

FRANKLIN FINANCIAL, INC. v. White

932 So. 2d 434, 2006 WL 1329502

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 2006 | Docket: 2526348

Cited 4 times | Published

years after the date of the original judgment. § 55.081, Fla. Stat. (2003). The statute is silent as to

Golden v. City National Bank of Hallandale (In Re Golden)

16 B.R. 580, 1981 Bankr. LEXIS 2788

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Oct 14, 1981 | Docket: 1737583

Cited 1 times | Published

exempt from execution by creditors. Under Florida Statute 55.081, a judgment lien not executed upon within

Juan A. Salinas v. Sue Ann Ramsey

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 25, 2018 | Docket: 6282760

Published

Co. v. Willis, 168 So. 418, 420 (Fla. 1936); § 55.081, Fla. Stat. (2004) (providing that a lien imposed

Park Finance of Broward, Inc. v. Jones

94 So. 3d 617, 2011 WL 2694573, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11004

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 2011 | Docket: 60310915

Published

execution is thus “subject to the time limit of section 55.081,” Florida Statutes (2009) and may issue during

Sun Glow Construction, Inc. v. Cypress Recovery Corp.

47 So. 3d 371, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17183, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2504

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 2010 | Docket: 2402270

Published

years after the date of the original judgment. § 55.081, Fla. Stat. (2003). The statute is silent as to

Gotch v. Wald (In re Wald)

248 B.R. 642, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1922

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 1998 | Docket: 65782044

Published

of such judgment, order or decree.” Fla.Stat. § 55.081. Accordingly, whatever lien might have been created

Quaintance v. Fogg

392 So. 2d 360, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 18614

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 1981 | Docket: 64579609

Published

Super. 278, 134 A.2d 593 (1957). In view of section 55.081, Florida Statutes (1979), this may not be as

In re Estate of Osborn

383 So. 2d 1107, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16165

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 1980 | Docket: 64576279

Published

estate instead. . Limitation on Lien of Judgment, § 55.081, Fla.Stat. (1977).

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 28, 1974 | Docket: 3258468

Published

as a judgment duly docketed and recorded." Section 55.081, F.S., provides that judgments shall cease