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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

Jimerson Firm

In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. 679.609, Fla. What Does it Mean to “Breach the Peace”?

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Asset seizures: How they work in commercial collections

Collections Law

Once you win your judgment case against someone who owes you money, you should be able to collect on your judgment and move on with your life. As experienced commercial collection attorneys at Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC, we are often called on to assist with commercial collection cases. Cohen LLC.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

Jimerson Firm

Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.

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Foreclosing on Property With a Mobile Home

Jimerson Firm

Foreclosures in Florida are judicial, meaning the secured creditor must file a lawsuit. In this case, the mobile home will become part of the foreclosure of the real property. Lenders should include a description of the mobile home in the legal description of the real property.