The Florida Senate

55.08  Judgments entered prior to June 5, 1939; liens.--Every judgment at law and decree in equity, which was entered in any circuit court of this state prior to June 5, 1939, created a lien and became binding upon the real estate of the defendant in the county where rendered. Such judgments and decrees shall create a lien upon real estate of the defendant situated in counties, other than where rendered, when a certified transcript of the said judgment or decree shall have been recorded in the county in which the real estate sought to be bound is situated.

History.--ss. 1, 2, Feb. 12, 1834; RS 1173, 1174; GS 1600, 1601; RGS 2802, 2803; CGL 4488, 4489; s. 2, ch. 19270, 1939; s. 9, ch. 67-254.