Fla. Stat. 705.106
Recovery from person wrongfully in possession

Whenever any property described in this chapter, chapter 706, or chapter 707 is ascertained to be wrongfully withheld and the person in possession refuses to give it up to the sheriff on demand, the county attorney of the county in which the property is situated, or the city attorney, if within a municipality, when required to do so by the sheriff, shall enter a suit for said property and prosecute it to a final recovery. All moneys derived from these sources shall be paid by the sheriff into the State Treasury for the benefit of the State School Fund.

Source: Section 705.106 — Recovery from person wrongfully in possession, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0705.­106 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

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