A state appeals court recently ruled that liens placed on foreclosed homes cannot be discharged when the home goes through a judicial sale. The decision comes from the Fourth District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida, which upheld a lower court’s ruling that liens placed on abandoned properties by Florida cities for code violations cannot be terminated once the home is sold through the judicial process.
The decision is meaningful to Florida cities because the state currently has the third highest total of zombie foreclosures, which are homes that have been foreclosed on and abandoned by the homeowner but not yet sold.
Florida has 2,467 zombie foreclosures as of the second quarter of this year, ranking behind New Jersey, which has 4,003 zombie homes, and New York, which has 3,352 zombie homes, according to data from RealtyTrac.
The court’s full decision can be read here.
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