<html><body><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000; font-size:12pt;"><div>I also agree that there should be legislation to fix this issue because without it, people are essentially given free reign to just take over other's property. And the reality is, if you leave people without a legal remedy, it's only a matter of time before they resort to self help. I'm seeing more and more face to face physical confrontations between property owners/landlords and tenants/squatters and other self help actions because the court system is just not working.</div><div><br></div><div>On a similar note, PBC will issue Summons to Unknown but the Sheriff will not execute a Writ unless there is a name, so essentially the same problem. I can't see how it's fair or in the public interest to allow squatters to take over. And in reality, it's usually the smaller private property owners who suffer because it's pretty difficult to break into a big apartment community, so it's the mom and pops that are suffering from this.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's work together to get this fixed.</div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">Cary</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Cary P. Sabol, Esq. J.D. (2001), LLM (2009)</strong></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Law Offices of Cary P. 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Subject: Re: [RPPTL Leasing Committee] Unlawful Detainer Eviction -<br>
Issuing Summons to Unknown Occupant/John Doe<br>
From: RPPTL Real Estate Leasing Committee<br>
<<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>><br>
Date: Fri, January 08, 2021 9:55 am<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>><br>
Cc: "'Ryan Purvis'" <<a href="mailto:Ryan@kfernandezlaw.com">Ryan@kfernandezlaw.com</a>><br>
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</style><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">It’s actually a big problem and may get worse soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">We have people calling us a lot where they have no clue who the people are in the house. 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ALL OTHER USE, COPYING, OR DISTRIBUTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>RPPTL Real Estate Leasing Committee<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 08, 2021 7:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Ryan Purvis <<a href="mailto:Ryan@kfernandezlaw.com">Ryan@kfernandezlaw.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL Leasing Committee] Unlawful Detainer Eviction - Issuing Summons to Unknown Occupant/John Doe<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Brenda<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I suggest that you appoint a few good lawyers to draft legislation. 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The Clerk of Court told us we can file a Motion with the judge to order the Summons to John Doe/Unknown Occupant, but that the sheriff would not execute the Writ of Possession. We then called the Civil Process department at the sheriff’s and the representative told us that the sheriff will not serve a Writ of Possession on John Doe/Unknown Occupant.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Kristopher E. 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Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b>From:</b> <a target="_blank" href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>RPPTL Real Estate Leasing Committee<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 7, 2021 2:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a target="_blank" href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL Leasing Committee] Unlawful Detainer Eviction - Issuing Summons to Unknown Occupant/John Doe<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Does anyone know of any quick case law to support issuing a summons to an Unknown Occupant/John Doe in an eviction context? I.e., something in the case law or Rules to support not naming a Defendant, when their name isn’t known?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">A client in Alachua is dealing with a squatter, and sent it to our firm as an unlawful detainer eviction. As we do in all other counties, we filed naming the Defendant as “Unknown Occupant” since the property doesn’t know who is inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">While all other counties have processed our past cases against “Unknown Occupant” without issue, the Alachua clerk refused to issue a summons. They stated that they could only issue a summons against a named person. I talked to the clerk, then the clerk’s supervisor, and then the General Counsel for the Clerk. All gave me the same answer, that it was against the law to issue a summons against an unnamed party.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">When I said that every other county issued eviction summons against “Unknown Occupant” without any pushback, the General Counsel said that every other county was in violation of the law and civil procedure. When I asked how my client is supposed to file against a squatter they don’t know the General Counsel said that all other unlawful detainers they filed listed a named person, and I was the first person to ever bring this issue up to them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">The General Counsel also sent me their memo on Unknown Persons summonses, which is below. It cites one case. I Shephardized their case and it is still good law, however it was a case for money damages. My first thought was that the eviction for possession only is technically just against the premises, not the actual person, so that could be a way to distinguish. I haven’t been able to find anything exactly on point.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SUMMONSES ON UNKNOWN PERSONS PROCEDURE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Effective January 15, 2009. the Clerk’s Office established its policy of not issuing summonses on and unknown persons. This is based on research determining the Clerk’s Office has no authority to issue a summons on an unknown person or a John/Jane Doe as a John Doe complaint does not commence an action against the real party. See <u>Grantham v. Blount, Inc.</u>, <span style="color:black">683 So.2d 538 (2d DCA 1996)</span>, (“<span style="color:black">we choose to treat a John Doe complaint in the same manner we treat a complaint that contains a substantially incorrect identification of the defendant and hold that it does not commence an action against the real party”).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Thanks in advance for the help,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Matt<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Matthew Siegel, Esq.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Countryside Colonial Center<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">2753 SR 580, Suite 209<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Clearwater, FL 33761-3351<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">P 727-726-1900<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">F 727-726-7440<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:matt@mgfdlaw.com"><span style="color:windowtext">matt@mgfdlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Primary Eservice: <u><a target="_blank" href="mailto:eservice@mgfdlaw.com"><span style="color:windowtext">eservice@mgfdlaw.com</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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