§ 697.02, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 697. INSTRUMENTS DEEMED MORTGAGES AND THE NATURE OF A MORTGAGE
Nature of a mortgage.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A mortgage shall be held to be a specific lien on the property therein described, and not a conveyance of the legal title or of the right of possession.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
ss. 1, 2, ch. 525, 1853; RS 1982; GS 2495; RGS 3837; CGL 5725.
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