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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.

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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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Secured Creditors Beware: Ninth Circuit Holds a Chapter 13 Debtor may Avoid Liens Even if not Entitled to a Discharge

The Creditors Rights

The creditor in Blendheim was HSBC Bank, which held a deed of trust lien on the debtors’ home. The Ninth Circuit in In the Matter of Blendheim , 803 F.3d 3d 477 (9 th Cir. 2015) held a chapter 20 debtor may in his chapter 13 case avoid a lien under § 506(d) even if § 1328(f) precludes him from receiving a discharge.

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Foreclosing on Property With a Mobile Home

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Foreclosures in Florida are judicial, meaning the secured creditor must file a lawsuit. In this case, the mobile home will become part of the foreclosure of the real property. Lenders should include a description of the mobile home in the legal description of the real property.