Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 76.151 (2025)

Writ; execution on property changing possession.

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76.151 Writ; execution on property changing possession.If the property to be attached is in the possession of the defendant at the time of the issuance of the writ but passes into the possession of a third person before the execution of the writ, the sheriff holding the writ shall execute it on the property in the possession of the third person and shall serve the writ on the defendant and the third person. The action, with proper amendments, shall proceed against the third person.
History.s. 4, ch. 83-255.

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