8 verbatim requirements from AO 2020-29 Circuit and County Court Foreclosures Sales and Execution of Possessory Writs for Non-payment in Duval County During the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/55caa84f-e4b3-442a-b6d3-995548ead248/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Admin-Order-No-2020-29-re-Circuit-and-County-Court-Foreclosure.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All foreclosure sales and executions of any writ of possession shall resume beginning • Any foreclosure sales that were cancelled by a prior Administrative Order in Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties shall be reset upon proper motion and order. • The petition must include facts that demonstrate the singte-family mortgagor's belief that he or she has been adversely affected by the COVID-I9 emergency as defined below' • The petition must include facts that demonstrate the residential tenant,s belief that he or she has been adversely affected by the covlD-19 emergency as defined below. • All other possessory writs shall be issued and are not affected by this Administrative • Fourth Judicial Circuit Court and County Court procedures as to the scheduling ol foreclosure sales and possessory writs shall be subject to change depending upon the development of the current public health emergency. • This Administrative Order shall be recorded by the Clerk of the Court, in the Official • Records of Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties, in the State ofFlorida, shall take effect immediately, and shall remain in full force and effect until further order of this Court.
All foreclosure sales and executions of any writ of possession shall resume beginning
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Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.