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- Jurisdiction
- Florida
- Level
- State
- Authority
- ch. 252, Fla. Stat.
- Issued
- 2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-02
- End
- 45 days; extended by EO 20-121 (to June 2), 20-137 (to July 1), 20-159 (to Aug. 1), 20-180 (amended and narrowed; to Sept. 1) and 20-211 (to Oct. 1, 2020); expired 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 2020 (read as 2020-10-01)
- In force
- Apr. 2, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- mortgagees and landlords (causes of action)
- courts and clerks
- Functions reached
- SV servicing, foreclosure and collections
- PM property management (evictions for nonpayment)
- CL closings and title (foreclosure pipeline)
- CB tenants and borrowers
- Collection
- Florida FL
Operative words
Section 1. I hereby suspend and toll any statute providing for a mortgage foreclosure cause of action under Florida law for 45 days from the date of this Executive Order, including any extensions. Section 2. I hereby suspend and toll any statute providing for an eviction cause of action under Florida law solely as it relates to non-payment of rent by residential tenants due to the COVID-19 emergency for 45 days from the date of this Executive Order, including any extensions. Section 3. Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed as relieving an individual from their obligation to make mortgage payments or rent payments.
Enforcement
Suspension of causes of action; courts
Notes
Florida's State-law eviction and foreclosure suspension, Apr. 2-Oct. 1, 2020; the CDC order (85 Fed. Reg. 55292) ran from Sept. 4, 2020.