Florida Statute 679.609 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 679
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SECURED TRANSACTIONS

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F.S. 679.609

679.609 Secured party’s right to take possession after default.—

(1) After default, a secured party:

(a) May take possession of the collateral; and

(b) Without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under s. 679.610.

(2) A secured party may proceed under subsection (1):

(a) Pursuant to judicial process; or

(b) Without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.

(3) If so agreed, and in any event after default, a secured party may require the debtor to assemble the collateral and make it available to the secured party at a place to be designated by the secured party which is reasonably convenient to both parties.

History.—s. 7, ch. 2001-198.

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Cases Citing Statute 679.609

Total Results: 7

Textron Financial Corp. v. Lentine Marine Inc.

630 F. Supp. 2d 1352, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33874, 2009 WL 1064839

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 20, 2009 | Docket: 2220175

Cited 6 times | Published

take possession of collateral after a default. § 679.609, Fla. Stat. The secured party then "may sell,

Southern Developers & Earthmoving, Inc. v. Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

56 So. 3d 56, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2216, 2011 WL 637332

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 23, 2011 | Docket: 60298603

Cited 5 times | Published

the Uniform Commercial Code, as codified in section 679.609(1), Florida Statutes (2006), a secured party

Daniel v. Morris

181 So. 3d 1195, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 18132, 2015 WL 7782828

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 2015 | Docket: 60252525

Cited 3 times | Published

it can be done without a breach of the peace. § 679.609(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2012). Creditors electing peaceful

Spellman v. Independent Bankers' Bank of Florida

161 So. 3d 505, 84 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 333, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12143, 2014 WL 3871264

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 8, 2014 | Docket: 60247188

Cited 2 times | Published

Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.), as codified in section 679.609(1), Florida Statutes (2009), a secured party

America Atlantic Transmission v. Nice Car, Inc.

112 So. 3d 639, 2013 WL 1748538, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6556

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 2013 | Docket: 60231194

Cited 2 times | Published

. The Dealers Association points out that section 679.609 of the Uniform Commercial Code allows a secured

Justin Mooney and Katarina A. Korray v. Color Le Palais of Boynton Beach Homeowners Association, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 27, 2025 | Docket: 71209490

Published

accomplished without a breach of the peace. Section 679.609, Florida Statutes (2025), states that after

WILLIAM A. HOHNS, MARCELLUS RAMBO BENSON, JR., KATHLENE HOHNS, JORDAN J. REARDON, PATRICK HOHNS, AND MARK F. BERNARD vs JOE LEE THOMPSON

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 14, 2022 | Docket: 66814476

Published

Toyosity defendants further emphasized that section 679.609(1)(a), Florida Statutes, supports that transfer