Writ; form. — Florida Code § 76.13

Florida Code § 76.13 — Writ; form.. Reproduced from the official Florida Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 76.13. Writ; form.

(1) GENERALLY. — The writ of attachment shall command the sheriff to attach and take into custody so much of the lands, tenements, goods, and chattels of the party against whose property the writ is issued as is sufficient to satisfy the debt demanded with costs. (2) IN AID OF SUITS TO FORECLOSE. — In actions to foreclose mortgages, the writ shall describe the property, and command the sheriff to take and hold such property or so much thereof as can be found sufficient to satisfy the debt to be foreclosed.

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  • Citation: Florida Statutes § 76.13
  • Jurisdiction: Florida
  • Code: Florida Statutes
  • Subject: Writ; form.
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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