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Florida Statute 222.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 222.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 222.03 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
222.03 Survey at instance of dissatisfied creditor.—If the creditor in any execution or process sought to be levied is dissatisfied with the quantity of land selected and set apart, and shall himself or herself, or by his or her agent or attorney, notify the officer levying, the officer shall at the creditor’s request cause the same to be surveyed, and when the homestead is not within the corporate limits of any town or city, the person claiming said exemption shall have the right to set apart that portion of land belonging to him or her which includes the residence, or not, at the person’s option, and if the first tract or parcel does not contain 160 acres, the said officer shall set apart the remainder from any other tract or tracts claimed by the debtor, but in every case taking all the land lying contiguous until the whole quantity of 160 acres is made up. The person claiming the exemption shall not be forced to take as his or her homestead any tract or portion of a tract, if any defect exists in the title, except at the person’s option. The expense of such survey shall be chargeable on the execution as costs; but if it shall appear that the person claiming such exemption does not own more than 160 acres in the state, the expenses of said survey shall be paid by the person directing the same to be made.
History.—s. 3, ch. 1715, 1869; s. 1, ch. 1944, 1873; RS 2000; GS 2522; RGS 3877; CGL 5784; s. 1197, ch. 95-147.

Cases Citing F.S. 222.03

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·Groneau v. State, 201 So. 2d 599 (Fla. 4th DCA 1967).

Cited 37 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

Crim. Law (11th Ed.) § 212; McClain's Crim. Law, § 222; 3 Am. & Eng. Enc. of Law (2d Ed.) 250; Morton v
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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Cited as authorityBeasley, Vincent Eric (2015)
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Cited as authorityCarlton (2012)
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·In Re Englander, 156 B.R. 862 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1992).

Cited 10 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1992 Bankr. LEXIS 2343, 1992 WL 494995

...S.D.Fla.1986) and In re Makarewicz, 126 B.R. 127 (Bank.S.D.Fla.1991) support this proposition misstate the holdings in these cases. If the land at issue here were not within a municipality this Court would apply the process given in the Florida Statutes. See Fla.Stat.Ann. § 222.03 (1989)....
...This method allows the owner to designate the exempt property up to the 160 acres permitted by the Florida Constitution. FLA. CONST. art. X § 4. The remaining portion of the owner's land can then be set apart and sold to satisfy the creditors. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 222.03 (1989); see, Frase v....
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Cited "but see"In Re Nofsinger (1998)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Springmann (2005)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Ballato (2004)
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Benefield v. State, 151 So. 2d 650 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

Crim.Law (11th Ed.) § 212; McClain’s Crim.Law, § 222; 3 Am. & Eng. Enc. of Law (2d Ed.) 250; Morton v

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