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2010 Florida Statutes
SECTION 02
Nature of a mortgage.
Nature of a mortgage.
697.02
Nature of a mortgage.
—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.
History.
—ss. 1, 2, ch. 525, 1853; RS 1982; GS 2495; RGS 3837; CGL 5725.