Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure - Forms 1.996(a) and 1.996(b)
January 18, 2024
Summary
The Court approved amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Forms 1.996(a) and 1.996(b), which govern final foreclosure judgments and foreclosure judgments involving reestablished lost notes. The amendments replace the fixed interest-rate language with a blank for the applicable statutory rate, preserve specified bona fide residential tenant rights, and revise the deadline for subordinate lienholders to claim surplus foreclosure-sale funds. The amendments take effect April 1, 2024, at 12:01 a.m.