65.031

Real estate; removing clouds; plaintiffs.

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65.031 Real estate; removing clouds; plaintiffs.—An action in chancery for quieting title to, or clearing a cloud from, land may be maintained in the name of the owner or of any prior owner who warranted the title. All lands, the title to which is subject to a common defect, may be embraced in one action irrespective of the number of existing legal or equitable owners.

History.—s. 1, ch. 10221, 1925; CGL 5006; s. 20, ch. 67-254.

Note.—Former s. 66.12.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Armstrong v. U.S. Bank National Association

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Armstrong v. U.S. Bank National Association (2024) flmd · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. § 65.031 ; Wane v. Loan Corp., 552 F.”

Daphne Polycarpe v. Federal National Mortgage Association and Vicken Baklayan (2025) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “” § 65.031, Fla. Stat. (2022). “To state a claim to quiet title, a plaintiff must allege that he or she has title to the subject property, that there is a cloud on the title, and that the defendant’s claim to the title is invalid.”

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