Florida Statute 222.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XV
HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS

Chapter 222
METHOD OF SETTING APART HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS

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F.S. 222.01

222.01 Designation of homestead by owner before levy.—

(1) Whenever any natural person residing in this state desires to avail himself or herself of the benefit of the provisions of the constitution and laws exempting property as a homestead from forced sale under any process of law, he or she may make a statement, in writing, containing a description of the real property, mobile home, or modular home claimed to be exempt and declaring that the real property, mobile home, or modular home is the homestead of the party in whose behalf such claim is being made. Such statement shall be signed by the person making it and shall be recorded in the circuit court.

(2) When a certified copy of a judgment has been filed in the public records of a county pursuant to chapter 55, a person who is entitled to the benefit of the provisions of the State Constitution exempting real property as homestead and who has a contract to sell or a commitment from a lender for a mortgage on the homestead may file a notice of homestead in the public records of the county in which the homestead property is located in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD

To: (Name and address of judgment creditor as shown on recorded judgment and name and address of any other person shown in the recorded judgment to receive a copy of the Notice of Homestead.)

You are notified that the undersigned claims as homestead exempt from levy and execution under Section 4, Article X of the State Constitution, the following described property:

(Legal description)

The undersigned certifies, under oath, that he or she has applied for and received the homestead tax exemption as to the above-described property, that is the tax identification parcel number of this property, and that the undersigned has resided on this property continuously and uninterruptedly from (date) to the date of this Notice of Homestead. Further, the undersigned will either convey or mortgage the above-described property pursuant to the following:

(Describe the contract of sale or loan commitment by date, names of parties, date of anticipated closing, and amount. The name, address, and telephone number of the person conducting the anticipated closing must be set forth.)

The undersigned also certifies, under oath, that the judgment lien filed by you on (date) and recorded in Official Records Book , Page , of the Public Records of County, Florida, does not constitute a valid lien on the described property.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO SECTION 222.01 ET SEQ., FLORIDA STATUTES, THAT WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER THE MAILING OF THIS NOTICE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT TO DETERMINE THE CONSTITUTIONAL HOMESTEAD STATUS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OR TO FORECLOSE YOUR JUDGMENT LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AND RECORD A LIS PENDENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE HOMESTEAD IS LOCATED. YOUR FAILURE TO SO ACT WILL RESULT IN ANY BUYER OR LENDER, OR HIS OR HER SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, UNDER THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED CONTRACT OF SALE OR LOAN COMMITMENT TO TAKE FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY JUDGMENT LIEN YOU MAY HAVE ON THE PROPERTY.

This day of , 2 .

(Signature of Owner)

(Printed Name of Owner)

(Owner’s Address)

Sworn to and subscribed before me by who is personally known to me or produced as identification, this day of , 2 .

Notary Public

(3) The clerk shall mail a copy of the notice of homestead to the judgment lienor, by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address shown in the most recent recorded judgment or accompanying affidavit, and to any other person designated in the most recent recorded judgment or accompanying affidavit to receive the notice of homestead, and shall certify to such service on the face of such notice and record the notice. Notwithstanding the use of certified mail, return receipt requested, service shall be deemed complete upon mailing.

(4) A lien pursuant to chapter 55 of any lienor upon whom such notice is served, who fails to institute an action for a declaratory judgment to determine the constitutional homestead status of the property described in the notice of homestead or to file an action to foreclose the judgment lien, together with the filing of a lis pendens in the public records of the county in which the homestead is located, within 45 days after service of such notice shall be deemed as not attaching to the property by virtue of its status as homestead property as to the interest of any buyer or lender, or his or her successors or assigns, who takes under the contract of sale or loan commitment described above within 180 days after the filing in the public records of the notice of homestead. This subsection shall not act to prohibit a lien from attaching to the real property described in the notice of homestead at such time as the property loses its homestead status.

(5) As provided in s. 4, Art. X of the State Constitution, this subsection shall not apply to:

(a) Liens and judgments for the payment of taxes and assessments on real property.

(b) Liens and judgments for obligations contracted for the purchase of real property.

(d) Liens and judgments for other obligations contracted for house, field, or other labor performed on real property.

History.—s. 1, ch. 1715, 1869; RS 1998; GS 2520; RGS 3875; CGL 5782; s. 20, ch. 73-334; s. 2, ch. 77-299; s. 1, ch. 83-40; s. 1195, ch. 95-147; s. 25, ch. 2000-258; s. 17, ch. 2005-241.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 222.01

Total Results: 20

LILIA BELKOVA, Individually, and as successor Trustee of the Land Trust Agreement, No:072003 Dated 2/9/04 v. DEER RUN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-08-23T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: taxes and assessments thereon[.]” Indeed, section 222.01, Florida Statutes (2016), which allows an owner…payment of taxes and assessments on real property.” § 222.01(5)(a), Fla. Stat. (2016). Further, the creation

Sepulveda v. Westport Recovery Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-07-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 145 So. 3d 162

Snippet: Notice of Homestead is filed pursuant to section 222.01 or 222.02. I. Whether the county court’s ruling…., a levy sale) against the property. “Sections 222.01 and 222.02 provide a means whereby a person may…claim of homestead has been filed under section 222.01 or section 222.02. 5 These prerequisites…properly claim the homestead exemption under sections 222.01 or 222.02. See Osborne, 55 So.3d…stating that the failure to strictly comply with 222.01 and 222.02 does not waive a homeowner’s homestead

North Carillon, LLC v. CRC 603, LLC

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-01-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 135 So. 3d 274

Snippet: 718.202(2), Florida Statutes (Supp.1976). See ch. 76-222, § 1, Laws of Fla. Notwithstanding the addition of

State v. Phillips

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-04-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 119 So. 3d 1233, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 211, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 567, 2013 WL 1338042

Snippet: .910-.932, Florida Statutes (1999). See ch. 99-222, § 1, at 961, § 29, at 972, Laws of Fla. The Act “create

USAmeriBank v. Klepal

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-10-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 100 So. 3d 56, 2011 WL 4809107, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 16156

Snippet: family,” not the "head of household.” See § 222.1 1(1)(c), (2)(a), (2)(b). . We note that the circuit

Osborne v. Dumoulin

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-02-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 55 So. 3d 577

Snippet: the constitutional homestead exemption. Sections 222.01 and 222.02 provide a means whereby a person may

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2010-01-03T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: practice among Florida court clerks. 3 Section 28.222(1), Fla. Stat. 4 Section 28.222(3)(h), Fla. Stat.

Larimore v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-01-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 2 So. 3d 101

Snippet: to civil mental health commitments. See ch. 99-222, §§ 1-29, at 1372-89, Laws of Fla. Although based on

Zarba v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-11-15T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 993 So. 2d 1000

Snippet: to comply with the requirements of section 316.222(1), Florida Statutes (2004). Burger, 921 So.2d at …#39;s vehicle was in compliance with section 316.222(1)the statute requiring "[e]very motor vehicle…constitute a violation of the law because section 316.222(1)[2] requires only two functional brake lights on…application of the service (foot) brake." See §§ 316.222(1), 316.234(1). And in Mr. Zarba's case, the State…by Mr. Zarba was a 1995 model. [2] Section 316.222(1) refers to further detailed requirements for brake

Mathieu v. City of Lauderdale Lakes

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-07-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 961 So. 2d 363

Snippet: notice of homestead property pursuant to section 222.01, Florida Statutes (1995), and filed his own lawsuit

Westport Recovery Corp. v. Midas

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-05-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 954 So. 2d 750

Snippet: asserted any claim as to the Gentiles. Section 222.01, Florida Statutes, Designation of Homestead by …time as the property loses its homestead status. § 222.01(4), Fla. Stat. (2006). Whether a party is the proper…future action by the Gentiles or Midas under section 222.01, or an action to set aside the sale. The issue

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2007-04-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: purposes of protection from a forced sale.2 Section 222.01, Florida Statutes, provides a manner to establish

State v. Burger

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-03-02T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 921 So. 2d 847

Snippet: Burger's car for a violation of section 316.222(1), Florida Statutes (2004), which requires "…citations and quotation marks omitted). Section 316.222(1) clearly provides that a motor vehicle must be equipped

State v. Perez-Garcia

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-10-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 917 So. 2d 894

Snippet: 316.222(1), Fla. Stat. (2003), and because his vehicle literally complied with section 316.222(1), the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2005-06-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: will be answered together. Pursuant to section 28.222(1), Florida Statutes, the clerk of the circuit court

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2005-03-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: provision of law. Pertinent to your inquiry, section 222.01(1), Florida Statutes, states: "Whenever any…in the circuit court." (e.s) While section 222.01, Florida Statutes, does not prescribe a form to…Declaration of Homestead" contemplated by section 222.01(1), Florida Statutes, the clerk of court is required…ministerial duty required by law). 2 Section 28.222(1), Fla. Stat. 3 Section 28.222(3)(h), Fla. Stat.

Westport Recovery Corp. v. Smith

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 830 So. 2d 226

Snippet: . Subsequently Smith availed herself of section 222.01, Florida Statutes (2001) which provides a method…the homestead claim. In accordance with section 222.01 Smith served notice to First Union, which then …recorded judgment or accompanying affidavit.” § 222.01(3). Although there is no requirement in the statute

State v. Atkinson

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-10-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 831 So. 2d 172

Snippet: entitled "Mental Health." See ch. 99-222, §§ 1, 3-24, at 1373-87, Laws of Fla. [2] In Heggs,

Harris v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-10-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 879 So. 2d 1223

Snippet: of Sexually Violent Predators," See Ch. 99-222, § 1, at 1373, Laws of Fla. (codified as §§ 394.910

Widel v. Venz

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-02-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 805 So. 2d 1080

Snippet: 394.9135(1), Fla. Stat. (2000). See abo Ch. 99-222 § 1, at 961, Laws of Fla. .DCF uses South Bay to