Florida Statute 697.02 | 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. 697.02

697.02 Nature of a mortgage.—A mortgage shall be held to be a specific lien on the property therein described, and not a conveyance of the legal title or of the right of possession.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 525, 1853; RS 1982; GS 2495; RGS 3837; CGL 5725.

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Amendments to 697.02

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 697.02

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 697.02.

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Cases Citing Statute 697.02

Total Results: 20

VIATCHESLAV KOKHAN and ZOIA KOKHAN v. AUTO CLUB INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-05-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: provisions.” Sebo, 208 So. 3d at 697. 2 Here, the “all risks” policy

ABDUL SALAM and GHAZALA K. SALAM v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOC., ETC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-12-19T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Fla. 3d DCA 2017) (citation omitted); see also § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2014) (“A mortgage shall be held to

Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC v. Debra A. Newell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-12-04T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: the property with a lien for the mortgage. See § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (lien of mortgage covers the property

Viscito v. Viscito

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 225 So. 3d 959

Snippet: Court of Florida is pending, case no. SC17-697. 2 . This might occur when "there

Glen Garron, LLC v. Buchwald

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-02-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 210 So. 3d 229

Snippet: 561 So.2d 297, 301 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990) (citing § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (1987)). The acceleration clause in

Heartwood 2, LLC v. Dori

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-01-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 208 So. 3d 817, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 212

Snippet: encompasses the property described in the mortgage. See § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2005). Thus, for a mortgage to create…valid lien on the property under Florida law. See § 697.02 (providing that “[a] mortgage shall be held to

Brittany's Place Condominium Association, Inc. v. U.S. Bank, N.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-10-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 205 So. 3d 794

Snippet: specific lien on the property therein described,” § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2014), a mortgagee is an entity “holding

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Hagstrom

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-07-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 203 So. 3d 918

Snippet: quoting § 90.953(1), Fla. Stat. (2010))); see also § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2011) ("A mortgage shall be

Regions Bank v. Deluca

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-08-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 97 So. 3d 879

Snippet: the property that is described in the mortgage. § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2004); Sunshine Meadows Condo. Ass

Cukierman v. BankAtlantic

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-02-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 89 So. 3d 250

Snippet: special lien against the collateral property, see § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2001); Hemphill v. Nelson, 95 Fla.

Winter Park Imports, Inc. v. JM Family Enterprises

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-07-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 66 So. 3d 336

Snippet: against the defendants pursuant to section 320.697.[2] Although the plaintiff divided its third amended

Morris v. Osteen

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-01-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 948 So. 2d 821

Snippet: the legal title or of the right of possession.” § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2005). To enforce the mortgage lien

Free v. Free

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

Citation: 936 So. 2d 699

Snippet: of instruments of conveyance, such as a deed. § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (2005); Marcus v. Hull, 142 Fla. 306

Basel v. McFarland & Sons, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-04-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 815 So. 2d 687

Snippet: statutory guidelines found in section 768.74(5):[7] *697 2. The Court, which heard all of the testimony in

Wertkin v. Wertkin

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-06-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 763 So. 2d 461

Snippet: ... (Emphasis added)(footnote omitted). Section 697.02, Florida Statutes (1997), provides, "[a] mortgage

Seasons Partnership v. KRAUS-ANDERSON

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-09-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 700 So. 2d 60

Snippet: Baumgartner, 99 Fla. 987, 128 So. 241 (1930). See also § 697.02, Fla. Stat. (1995) (providing mortgage is lien

Personal Finance Co. v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-08-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 678 So. 2d 463

Snippet: assigned as collateral to its own financier, see § 697.02, Fla.Stat. (1995), and (c) that there was no basis

Bank One, Dayton, N.A. v. Sunshine Meadows Condominium Ass'n

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1994-09-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 641 So. 2d 1333, 91 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 430, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1359, 1994 WL 481570

Snippet: specific lien on the property therein described.” § 697.02, Fla.Stat. (1983). The mortgage in this case covered

City of Jacksonville v. Nashid Properties, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-05-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 636 So. 2d 875

Snippet: mortgage on real property is a lien on the property. § 697.02, Fla.Stat. (1987). We REVERSE the judgment before

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1994-04-07T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: taxes."6 The plain language of section 373.0697(2), Florida Statutes, subjects the collection of …collecting county and district taxes. 6 Section 373.0697(2), Fla. Stat. 7 Section 373.539(4), Fla. Stat. 8