Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 83.15 (2025)

Claims by third persons.

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83.15 Claims by third persons.Any third person claiming any property so distrained may interpose and prosecute his or her claim for it in the same manner as is provided in similar cases of claim to property levied on under execution.
History.s. 7, ch. 3131, 1879; RS 1770; GS 2246; RGS 3565; CGL 5429; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 17, ch. 82-66; s. 435, ch. 95-147.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1978–1992 · leading case: Drewry v. Thompson Door Co., 47 Fla. Supp. 177 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty. 1978).
Drewry v. Thompson Door Co., 47 Fla. Supp. 177 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty. 1978). · cites it 2× “(d) That plaintiff’s sole remendy to recover possession of the subject doorskins was to intervene in the distress proceedings commenced earlier by defendants as permitted by §83.15, Florida Statutes. In addition to the above described pleadings, Paley & Tucker have filed a…”
Remo v. Ecclestone, 599 So. 2d 1000 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). · cites it 2× “Ecclestone contends that Remo’s problem is of his own making because he did not utilize the procedure set forth in section 83.15, Florida Statutes (1989), which allows any third person claiming distrained property to interpose a claim to it and to preclude levy of the writ.”
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