Florida Statute 702.9 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 702
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGES AND STATUTORY LIENS

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F.S. 702.09

702.09 Definitions.—For the purposes of ss. 702.07 and 702.08, the words “decree of foreclosure” shall include a judgment or order rendered or passed in the foreclosure proceedings in which the decree of foreclosure shall be rescinded, vacated, and set aside; the word “mortgage” shall mean any written instrument securing the payment of money or advances and includes liens to secure payment of assessments arising under chapters 718 and 719 and liens created pursuant to the recorded covenants of a property owners’ association as defined in s. 712.01; the word “debt” shall include promissory notes, bonds, and all other written obligations given for the payment of money; the words “foreclosure proceedings” shall embrace every action in the circuit or county courts of this state wherein it is sought to foreclose a mortgage and sell the property covered by the same; and the word “property” shall mean and include both real and personal property.

History.—s. 3, ch. 11881, 1927; CGL 5754; s. 4, ch. 2002-27; s. 13, ch. 2003-14; s. 9, ch. 2018-55.

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Amendments to 702.09

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Cases Citing Statute 702.09

Total Results: 4

In Re Villamont-Oxford Associates Ltd. Partnership

230 B.R. 445, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1851, 1998 WL 993734

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1998 | Docket: 1434646

Cited 2 times | Published

the secured party. See, for example, Fla. Stat. § 702.09. As the Debtor points out, it is also fundamental

CLAUDINE M. STACKNIK v. U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2019 | Docket: 16472143

Published

entitled to the equitable remedy of foreclosure. Cf. § 702.09, Fla. Stat. (2013).

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Hagstrom

203 So. 3d 918, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11054

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 2016 | Docket: 4112457

Published

mortgages and mortgage foreclosures specifically. Section 702.09, Florida Statutes (2011), defines a “mortgage”

In Re Venice-Oxford Associates Ltd. Partnership

236 B.R. 791, 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 294, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1874, 1998 WL 777060

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1998 | Docket: 1080748

Published

the secured party. See, for example, Fla. Stat. § 702.09. As the Debtor points out, it is also fundamental