§ 173.05, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 173. FORECLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL TAX AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIENS
Parties; time for appearance.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Every person interested in or having any lien upon any parcel of land described in the bill of complaint shall be deemed a party to said cause and may appear and defend said cause within the time specified in such notice. Any person not appearing and defending within such time shall be deemed to have confessed said bill, but the court may in its discretion and for cause shown enlarge the time within which any such person may appear and defend said cause.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 5, ch. 15038, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 3004(6).
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