Terms Used In Florida Statutes 220.825

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
In addition to any other remedy provided by the laws of this state, and provided that no hearing or proceedings for review provided by this chapter shall be pending and that the time for the taking of review shall have expired, the department may foreclose in any court of competent jurisdiction any lien on real or personal property for any tax, penalty, or interest to the same extent and in the same manner as in the enforcement of other liens. Any proceeding to foreclose shall be instituted not more than 20 years after the filing, or availability for filing, of the notice of lien under the provisions of s. 220.815.
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