Florida Statute 712.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 712
MARKETABLE RECORD TITLES TO REAL PROPERTY

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F.S. 712.08

712.08 Filing false claim.—No person shall use the privilege of filing notices hereunder for the purpose of asserting false or fictitious claims to land; and in any action relating thereto if the court shall find that any person has filed a false or fictitious claim, the court may award to the prevailing party all costs incurred by her or him in such action, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, and in addition thereto may award to the prevailing party all damages that she or he may have sustained as a result of the filing of such notice of claim.

History.—s. 8, ch. 63-133; s. 799, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 712.08

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 712.08.

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Cases Citing Statute 712.08

Total Results: 9

EASTWOOD SHORES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-01-24T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: definition of homeowners' association under chapter 712.8 There is no requirement in the definitions of homeowners

Sand Lake Hills Homeowners Ass'n v. Busch

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-01-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 210 So. 3d 706, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 568

Snippet: notice of claim. § 712.08, Fla. Stat. (2015) (emphasis added). Thus, section 712.08 prohibits false filings…Susan D. Busch, pursuant to sections 57.105(7) and 712.08, Florida Statutes (2015). We affirm in part and…also awarded attorney’s fees pursuant to section 712.08 in the MRTA case, finding that the 2004 MRTA Preservation…awarded attorney’s fees pursuant to section' 712.08 in the MRTA case, concluding that the MRTA Preservation… fictitious claim within the meaning of section 712.08. A statute that awards attorney’s fees is in derogation

Sand Lake Hills v. Busch

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-01-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: notice of claim. § 712.08, Fla. Stat. (2015) (emphasis added). Thus, section 712.08 prohibits false…Susan D. Busch, pursuant to sections 57.105(7) and 712.08, Florida Statutes (2015). We affirm in part and…genuine” and “not true or real” claims, section 712.08 provides a remedy in the trial court’s discretion…fees, and damages sustained by the owner. F.S. 712.08.”). If the Legislature intended the trial court…also awarded attorney’s fees pursuant to section 712.08 in the MRTA case, finding that the 2004 MRTA Preservation

Florida Department of Transportation v. Clipper Bay Investments, LLC

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-03-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 160 So. 3d 858, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 164, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 577, 2015 WL 1379975

Snippet: than the rights of the mortgagor or grantor. § 712.08(5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). As stated in the

Lehmann v. Cocoanut Bayou Ass'n

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-10-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 157 So. 3d 289, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 17640, 2014 WL 5461970

Snippet: set forth as exceptions to marketability in s. 712.08. § 712.02, Fla. Stat. (2012). CBA’s complaint alleged…exceptions to MRTA spelled out in the statute. See § 712.08. The Lehmanns maintain that the application of

Clipper Bay Investments, LLC v. State Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-02-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 117 So. 3d 7, 2013 WL 425882, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1680

Snippet: reservation, use of a part preserves the whole. § 712.08(5), Fla. Stat. Hence, the rights-of-way have not

Adams v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1969-07-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 224 So. 2d 797

Snippet: Corporation v. Rosart, (Fla. App. 1960) 124 So.2d 708, 712. [8] Hagen v. Viney, 124 Fla. 747, 169 So. 391, 392

Hunter v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1965-04-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 174 So. 2d 415

Snippet: 424]; Mahon v. Justice, 127 U.S. 700, 707, 708, 712, 8 Sup.Ct.Rep. 1204 [32 L.Ed. 283] [32: 283, 285-287

George E. Sebring Co. v. O'Rourke

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1931-02-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 134 So. 556, 101 Fla. 885

Snippet: Scott v. Neely, 140 N. S. 106, 11 Sup. Ct. Rep. 712; 8 R. C. L. 2, 4 and 6. When a creditor's bill