Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 701.01 (2025)

Assignment.

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701.01 Assignment.Any mortgagee may assign and transfer any mortgage made to her or him, and the person to whom any mortgage may be assigned or transferred may also assign and transfer it, and that person or her or his assigns or subsequent assignees may lawfully have, take and pursue the same means and remedies which the mortgagee may lawfully have, take or pursue for the foreclosure of a mortgage and for the recovery of the money secured thereby.
History.s. 1, Dec. 11, 1834; RS 1985; GS 2498; RGS 3840; CGL 5743; s. 782, ch. 97-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2009–2018 · leading case: Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Hagstrom, 203 So. 3d 918 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).
Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Hagstrom, 203 So. 3d 918 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). · cites it 4× “" Originally enacted in 1834, section 701.01, Florida Statutes (2011), provides that "[a]ny mortgagee may assign and transfer any mortgage made to her or him" and that the assignee or transferee "may lawfully have, take and pursue the same means and remedies which the mortgagee…”
Houk v. PennyMac Corp., 210 So. 3d 726 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017). · cites it 2× “The Assignment of Mortgage PennyMac relies on the copy of the recorded assignment of mortgage that was attached to its motion to substitute plaintiff as being sufficient to establish its standing. According to PennyMac, “[t]he assignment of mortgage showed the mortgage was…”
Lizio v. McCullom, 36 So. 3d 927 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 701.01, Florida Statutes (2008), "Any mortgagee may assign and transfer any mortgage made to her or him .”
Roberto Vieira & Shawn D. Vieira v. Pennymac Corp., 241 So. 3d 193 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). · cites it 3× “For this argument, PennyMac relies on section 701.01, Florida Statutes (2017). Finally, PennyMac argues that the evidence of escrow advances corroborate JP Morgan’s standing.”
JP Morgan Chase v. New Millennial, LC, 6 So. 3d 681 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009). “” Section 701.01 states: Assignment. — Any mortgagee may assign and transfer any mortgage made to her or him, and the person to whom any mortgage may be assigned or transferred may also assign and transfer it, and that person or her or his assigns or subsequent assignees may…”
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