Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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. Northside Motors of Fla.,

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. If a secured creditor breaches the peace, it may be liable to the debtor for damage done to the debtor or its premises during an unauthorized entry.

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Sawin & Shea

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Secured Debt in Bankruptcy A bankruptcy can discharge your underlying responsibility to pay the debt, but it does not do away with the creditors rights to the collateral they hold as security. That means that you must continue to pay on most secured debts to keep or hold onto the collateral.

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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Foreclosures in Florida are judicial, meaning the secured creditor must file a lawsuit. Therefore, even if a mobile home becomes permanently affixed to the land, a foreclosure of the land on which it is attached does not impact valid security interests in the mobile home, nor does it impact the foreclosure.

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