Fla. Stat. 698.01
To be recorded

No chattel mortgage shall be valid or effectual against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice unless it be recorded, or unless the property included in it be delivered to the mortgagee and continue to remain truly and bona fide in her or his possession.

Source: Section 698.01 — To be recorded, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0698.01 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

698.01
To be recorded 698.02
Acknowledgment 698.03
Power of sale may be included in certain mortgages 698.04
Sale under power 698.05
Remedy concurrent 698.08
Notice given by filing for record of chattel mortgages generally, to extend 7 years 698.09
Extension of period of notice 698.11
Duties of clerk in connection with extension 698.12
Chapter not applicable to transactions under Uniform Commercial Code

Current through Fall 2025

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._698.01

Original Source: Section 698.01 — To be recorded, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0698.01 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Fla. Stat. 698.01 To be recorded

Fla. Stat. 698.01
To be recorded