Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 76.21 (2025)

Claims of third parties to attached property.

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76.21 Claims of third parties to attached property.If any attachment is levied on property claimed by any person other than defendant, such person may replevy it or interpose a claim in the manner provided in case of execution.
History.s. 8, Feb. 15, 1834; s. 1, Mar. 15, 1843; RS 1665; GS 2129; RGS 3430; CGL 5283; s. 26, ch. 67-254.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1970–1989 · leading case: Int'l Harvest. Cr. v. Am. Nat. Bk., 296 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1974).
Int'l Harvest. Cr. v. Am. Nat. Bk., 296 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1974). · cites it 2× “There does not appear to be any "third party claimant" statutory provision available in replevin, as is the case in attachment wherein F.S. § 76.21, F.S.A., provides for interposing a claim "in the manner provided in case of execution.”
Trail Builders Supply Co. v. Reagan, 235 So. 2d 482 (Fla. 1970). “2d 858 (1954); 2 Larson, § 76.21, Pg. 230; Smith v. Ryder Truck Rentals Inc.”
Moresca v. Allstate Ins. Co., 231 So. 2d 283 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970). “(Section 76.21, F.S.1967, F.S. A.). The Florida Replevin statute (Section 78.”
F/S Airlease II, Inc. v. Air Florida, Inc. (In Re Air Florida, Inc.), 44 B.R. 798 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 1984). “Under applicable Florida law, Florida Statute § 76.21 provides: “if any attachment shall be levied upon property claimed by any person other than the defendant in attachment, such person may, at his option, replevy the same or interpose a claim in the manner provided in the case…”
Gacharna v. Air Operations Int'l, Inc. (In re Air Operations, Int'l, Inc.), 97 B.R. 843 (W.D.N.C. 1989). “Fla. Stat. § 76.21 governs the claims of third parties to attached property.”
First Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Berry, 44 Fla. Supp. 159 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct. 1976). “1967) or is claimed by some person other than that defendant in attachment (Section 76.21, F.S. 1967). The Florida Replevin Statute (Section 78.”
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