Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 65.041 (2025)

Real estate; removing clouds; defendants.

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65.041 Real estate; removing clouds; defendants.—No person not a party to the action is bound by any judgment rendered adverse to his or her interest, but any judgment favorable to the person inures to that person’s benefit to the extent of his or her legal or equitable title.

History.—s. 2, ch. 10221, 1925; CGL 5007; s. 20, ch. 67-254; s. 345, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 66.13.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Dunn v. Stack, 394 So. 2d 1076 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

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Dunn v. Stack, 394 So. 2d 1076 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “Section 65.041, Florida Statutes (1971). Therefore, the trial court did have jurisdiction to consider the merits of the claim by Dunn and Nix and should not have ordered the dismissal.”

Sparling v. Boca Raton Land Dev., Inc., 438 So. 2d 413 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). · cites it 10× “Appellee responds to appellants’ argument by citing Section 65.041, Florida Statutes (1981) and contends that this statute permits a quiet title action without mandatory joinder of all persons who may have an interest in the property or who may be affected by the judgment.”

Tillman Nature Preserve, LLC v. Babush, Dayflower JV, LLC (Fla. 2d DCA 2025). · cites it 3× “See generally § 65.041, Fla. Stat. (2022) ("No person not a party to the [quiet title] action is bound by any judgment rendered adverse to his or her interest .”

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