Jun 20, 2013

Florida Legislature Moves to Expedite Foreclosure Process in HB 87

Alert | Community Association Law Alert

HB 87 An Act Relating to Mortgage Foreclosures (Effective June 7, 2013)

The most significant aspect of this legislation is that it allows community associations to move mortgage foreclosures forward by requesting that the court enter an “order to show cause” without conducting a hearing. If entered, the court sends the order to the other parties to the foreclosure, who must then explain to the court why a final judgment of foreclosure should not be entered.... 

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