220.821 Liens; certificates of release. - Florida Statutes

220.821 Liens; certificates of release.

   (1) The department shall issue a certificate of complete or partial release of lien:

   (a) To the extent that the fair market value of any property subject to the lien exceeds 200 percent of the amount of the lien plus the amount of all prior liens upon such property;

   (b) To the extent that such lien expires or otherwise becomes unenforceable;

   (c) To the extent that the amount of such lien is paid, together with any interest which may become due between the date when the notice of lien is filed and the date when the amount of such lien is paid;

   (d) To the extent that there is furnished to the department, on such form as the department may prescribe and with such surety or sureties as are satisfactory to the department, a bond that is conditioned upon the payment of 200 percent of the amount of such lien, plus any interest which may become due after the notice of lien is filed and before the amount thereof is fully paid; and

   (e) To the extent and under the circumstances specified in s. 220.819.

   (2) A certificate of complete or partial release of any lien shall be conclusive that the lien upon the property covered by the certificate is extinguished to the extent indicated by such certificate.

   (3) The clerks of the circuit court shall permanently attach the certificates of release to the notice of lien or notice of jeopardy assessment lien and record same whenever a certificate of complete or partial release of lien issued by the department is presented for filing in the office where a notice of such lien was filed.

History. s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 72, ch. 91-112.

Note. Former s. 214.48.