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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

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In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. Barnett Bank of Pensacola , 397 So. 679.609, Fla.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

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Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Real Property

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draft settlement statement. satisfactory arrangements must have been made for payment of the SBA loan balance that will remain after receipt of the sale proceeds, unless the release is part of a compromise agreement.

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SBA Loans: Offers in Compromise

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5) The borrower’s proposed treatment of the SBA loan must be fair and equitable in comparison to the treatment to be received by the borrower’s other creditors. 5) The borrower’s proposed treatment of the SBA loan must be fair and equitable in comparison to the treatment to be received by the borrower’s other creditors.

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How to Get a Deficiency Judgment After a Foreclosure Sale

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Compass Bank , 164 So. Liberty Bank , 87 So. When the lender receives a deficiency judgment from the court, it can proceed to collect on that judgment against the borrower using conventional collection methods. 3d 49, 57-58 (Fla. 1 st DCA 2015). 5)(h), Fla. Empire Developers Group, LLC v. 3d 51, 53 (Fla. Conclusion.

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Mitigating Risks Associated with Hotel, Restaurant and Entertainment Industry Economic Challenges: Part 6 – Considerations for the Appointment of a Receiver During Commercial Foreclosures

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Traditionally, the appointment of a receiver was considered to be an extraordinary remedy, which must be exercised with caution as it is in derogation of the legal owner’s fundamental right to possession of the property. See Barnett Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat’l Ass’n, 72 So. Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Bank, 700 So.

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Overview of Florida’s New Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act

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The receiver will also be required to post with the court a bond that is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the receiver’s duties, is issued by one or more sureties approved by the court, is in an amount specified by the court, and is effective as of the date of the receiver’s appointment. Make a distribution of receivership property.