Florida Statute 697.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 697
INSTRUMENTS DEEMED MORTGAGES AND THE NATURE OF A MORTGAGE

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F.S. 697.01

697.01 Instruments deemed mortgages.—

(1) All conveyances, obligations conditioned or defeasible, bills of sale or other instruments of writing conveying or selling property, either real or personal, for the purpose or with the intention of securing the payment of money, whether such instrument be from the debtor to the creditor or from the debtor to some third person in trust for the creditor, shall be deemed and held mortgages, and shall be subject to the same rules of foreclosure and to the same regulations, restraints and forms as are prescribed in relation to mortgages.

(2) Provided, however, that no such conveyance shall be deemed or held to be a mortgage, as against a bona fide purchaser or mortgagee, for value without notice, holding under the grantee.

History.—s. 1, Jan. 30, 1838; s. 1, ch. 525, 1853; RS 1981; GS 2494; RGS 3836; CGL 5724; s. 12, ch. 20954, 1941.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 697.01

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 697.01.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 697.01

Total Results: 20

C.W.R.K. v. Stewart-Marchman-Act-Behavioral Healthcare (SMA), Deland Men's Residential Treatment Center (DMRT)

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: involuntary treatment entered pursuant to section 397.697(1), Florida Statutes (2023). Because the trial court

Edward Allen Covington v. State of Florida & Edward Allen Covington v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-08-25T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: showing on one.” Strickland, 466 U.S. at 697. 1. Insanity as Mitigation Covington

J.P. v. J.N.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-09-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 225 So. 3d 410, 2017 WL 3785764, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 12571

Snippet: abuse treatment entered pursuant to section 397.697(1), Florida Statutes (2016). He argues that the petition

J.P. v. J.N.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: abuse treatment entered pursuant to section 397.697(1), Florida Statutes (2016). He argues that the petition

Outreach Housing, LLC v. Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-07-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 221 So. 3d 691, 2017 WL 2983990, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 10052

Snippet: Laboratories, Inc., 99 F.Supp.2d *697 1 (D.D.C. 1999), the Federal Trade Commission and

Shindorf v. Shindorf

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 207 So. 3d 371, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 19166

Snippet: Jones, 297 So.2d at 863; Beekie, 751 So.2d at 697 (“One proceeds to cross-examine a party at trial at

City of Fort Lauderdale v. Israel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-10-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 178 So. 3d 444, 2015 WL 5948627

Snippet: based on Pan-Am. Champagne-Webber, 519 So.2d at 697.1 Here, with no written contract to defeat the City

& SC14-1618 Florida Bankers Association v. Florida Development Finance Corporation, etc. & Robert Reynolds v. Florida Development Finance Corporation, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-10-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: foreclose and reforeclose its liens. Fla. Stat. § 697.01 (1993). Therefore, a mortgage is a cause

Florida Bankers Ass'n v. Florida Development Finance Corp.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-10-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 176 So. 3d 1258, 2015 WL 5996764

Snippet: foreclose and refore-close its liens. Fla. Stat. § 697.01 (1993). Therefore, a mortgage is a cause of action

The City of Fort Lauderdale v. Scott Israel, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Broward County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-10-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: based on Pan-Am. Champagne-Webber, 519 So. 2d at 697.1 Here, with no written contract to defeat the City

State Investment Holding, Inc. v. Merrick Partnership, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-12-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 103 So. 3d 232, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21301, 2012 WL 6177116

Snippet: entitled to the benefits and protections of section 697.01, Florida Statutes (2011), which provides as follows… entitled to the rights and benefits of section 697.01. In other words, the trial court has not yet ruled

Rodriguez v. GARCO, INC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-10-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 74 So. 3d 1104, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 16725, 2011 WL 5008550

Snippet: to the equity purchaser is a mortgage under s. 697.01." Section 501.1377 contains numerous compliance

Brace v. Comfort

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-12-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 2 So. 3d 1007, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 18073, 2008 WL 5070150

Snippet: subject property pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 697.01." Section 697.01, Florida Statutes (2006), provides that…payments be declared a mortgage pursuant to section 697.01, they are asking that the lease with option to

Bernstein v. New Beginnings Trustee, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-07-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 988 So. 2d 90

Snippet: know what they were signing. Pursuant to section 697.01(1), Florida Statutes, written instruments conveying…Florida courts have liberally interpreted section 697.01(1) and, when in doubt, "have leaned in favor

Minalla v. Equinamics Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-03-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 954 So. 2d 645

Snippet: transaction or any other business transaction, see § 697.01(1), Fla. Stat. (2005)("[a]ll conveyances, …So.2d 224, 225 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)("Section 697.01(1), Florida Statutes (2000) provides that all instruments

Free v. Free

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-08-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 936 So. 2d 699

Snippet: defaults and the buyer's right of redemption. § 697.01, Fla. Stat. (2005); Vandenberg v. Wells, 721 So

Webb v. Kirkland

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-03-15T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 899 So. 2d 344

Snippet: because an agreement for deed, "under section 697.01, Florida Statutes, is a mortgage and carries all

Oregrund Ltd. Partnership v. Sheive

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-05-07T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 873 So. 2d 451

Snippet: declaration of the deed to be a mortgage, section 697.01, Blanco v. Novoa, 854 So.2d 672 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003

Blanco v. Novoa

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-06-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 854 So. 2d 672

Snippet: is properly adjudicated in court. Under section 697.01, Florida Statutes (2003), "[a]ll conveyances

Rothschild Reserve Intern., Inc. v. Silver

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

Citation: 830 So. 2d 224

Snippet: West Palm Beach, for appellee. KLEIN, J. Section 697.01(1), Florida Statutes (2000) provides that all instruments…part of the settlement is a mortgage under section 697.01(1), Florida Statutes (2000) which provides: All