FL H1149 | 2012 | Regular Session

Florida House Bill 1149 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Reduces limitations period for commencing action to enforce claim of deficiency judgment pursuant to foreclosure action; provides that entry of deficiency judgment must be commenced within specified period after date of court foreclosure sale or short sale; bars attempts to collect deficiency judgment if not commenced within such period; limits amount of deficiency judgment in foreclosure action; authorizes reduction of amount of deficiency judgment by insurance setoff; authorizes lienholders & condominium or homeowners' associations to request order to show cause for entry of final judgment of foreclosure; provides requirements & procedures with respect to order directed to defendants to show cause why final judgment of foreclosure should not be entered; provides that failures by defendant to make certain filings or to make certain appearances may have specified legal consequences; requires court to enter final judgment of foreclosure & order foreclosure sale; establishes expedited foreclosure proceedings for abandoned residential real property & procedures & requirements with respect thereto; provides procedures & requirements for actions to foreclose on mortgages on actual or potential homestead property.

Title

Mortgage Foreclosures

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2012-01-10		Introduced -HJ 111
2012-01-09		Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 112
2011-12-27		Filed