Florida Statutes 627.70153 – Consolidation of residential property insurance actions
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 627.70153
- 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.
Each party that is aware of ongoing multiple actions involving coverage provided under the same residential property insurance policy for the same property with the same owners must provide written notice to the court of the multiple actions. Upon notification of any party, the court may order that the actions be consolidated and transferred to the court having jurisdiction based on the total amount in controversy of all consolidated claims. If multiple cases are pending in circuit courts, the cases may be consolidated based on the date on which the first case was filed.