The levy of a writ of attachment does not operate to dispossess the tenant of any lands or tenements, but a levy on real or personal property binds the property attached, except against preexisting liens. Levies on the same property under successive attachments have precedence as liens in the order in which they are made. A levy binds real estate as against subsequent creditors or purchasers only from the time of the record by the clerk of the circuit court of a notice of the levy and a description of the property levied on.
Fla. Stat. § 76.14
Writ; effect of levy
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rodriguez v. Great American Bank of Dade County (In re Emerald Plaza West, Inc.) (1985)
Most recently applied in Rodriguez v. Great American Bank of Dade County (In re Emerald Plaza West, Inc.) (February 1985)
History.--s. 9, Feb. 17, 1833; RS 1651; GS 2115; RGS 3416; CGL 5269; s. 26, ch. 67-254.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.