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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Agreed. The lien would have to be levied upon for the property to be other than tenant’s.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Weisman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 11:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Landlord's statutory lien for rent (s. 83.08) - civil and criminal liability for removal of property?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would think that the property is still owned by the Tenant until the Landlord obtains and executes a writ of execution. While there may be a lien, it does not at that point belong to the landlord.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Anthony J. Horky<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 11:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] Landlord's statutory lien for rent (s. 83.08) - civil and criminal liability for removal of property?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Under Florida law, whether a commercial tenant, after an eviction action has been instituted, who removes personal property from the premises when rent is past due, can be
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