The Florida Senate

721.83  Consolidation of foreclosure actions.--

(1)  A complaint in a foreclosure proceeding involving timeshare estates may join in the same action multiple defendant obligors and junior interestholders of separate timeshare estates, provided:

(a)  The foreclosure proceeding involves a single timeshare property.

(b)  The foreclosure proceeding is filed by a single plaintiff.

(c)  The default and remedy provisions in the written instruments on which the foreclosure proceeding is based are substantially the same for each defendant.

(d)  The nature of the defaults alleged is the same for each defendant.

(e)  No more than 15 timeshare estates, without regard to the number of defendants, are joined within the same consolidated foreclosure action.

(2)  In any foreclosure proceeding involving multiple defendants filed under subsection (1), the court shall sever for separate trial any count of the complaint in which a defense or counterclaim is timely raised by a defendant.

(3)  A consolidated timeshare foreclosure action shall be considered a single action, suit, or proceeding for the payment of filing fees and service charges pursuant to general law. In addition to the payment of such filing fees and service charges, an additional filing fee of up to $5 for each timeshare estate joined in that action shall be paid to the clerk of court.

History.--s. 13, ch. 98-36; s. 112, ch. 2003-402; s. 74, ch. 2004-265.