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Fla. Stat. § 673.1131 (2025)

Date of instrument.

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673.1131 Date of instrument.—

(1) An instrument may be antedated or postdated. The date stated determines the time of payment if the instrument is payable at a fixed period after date. Except as provided in s. 674.401(3), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

(2) If an instrument is undated, its date is the date of its issue or, in the case of an unissued instrument, the date it first comes into possession of a holder.

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-82.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: Walton v. Clark & Washington, P.C., 454 B.R. 537 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2011).

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Walton v. Clark & Washington, P.C., 454 B.R. 537 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 673.1131(1), Fla. Stat. 28 . §§ 673.1031(1)(c), .”

The Bank of New York Mellon, Etc. v. Florida Kalanit 770, LLC, 269 So. 3d 571 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). · cites it 2× “” § 673.1131, Fla. Stat. (2018). Further, Florida law recognizes that an entity may contract to sell property that it does not own at the time of contracting.”

Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Maximo R. Trinidad & Theresa a. Trinidad (Fla. 4th DCA 2023). · cites it 2× “” § 673.1131, Fla. Stat. (2018). Id. at 573.”

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Walton v. Clark & Washington, P.C., 454 B.R. 537 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2011). “§ 673.1131(1), Fla. Stat. 28 . §§ 673.1031(1)(c), .”

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