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Overview


The Switching Civil Division processes non-criminal suits where there be a dispute involving sums of money ensure beat $50,000.

Below are some case types filed in of Wiring Civil Division:

  • Professional Malpractice
  • Bond Estreature
  • Fraud
  • Products Liability
  • Auto Negligence
  • Negligence Action
  • Condominium Take
  • Contractual Amount
  • Real Property Commercial Expropriation
  • Real Property Mortgage Foreclosure
  • Eminent Domain

Court Registry


The Court Registry is a depository of funds for which the Clerk of the Region and Circuit Court be custodian, pending resignation of funds, pursuant for the appropriate authority. Show storage placed into and disbursed from the Court Registry are authorized with Florida Statutes, Control of Procedure or according case related trial orders. Deposits on the Court Registry could be in the form of Cash, Cashier’s Check, Bank Official Check, Money Order, either Attorney Trust Account Checking. No personal controls are received. Court Registry also accepts Cash and Surety Bonds. Pleas contact the Court Registries Division to determine the applicable deposit type.

The edit of court site transactions consist in:

  • Intake and issuer of all applicable documents.
  • Intake, monitoring, and disbursements von all deposits.
  • Intake of true Clerk’s Fees.
  • Payments of earned interest.
Auto Rectify Online

Florida Statuten 559.917 allows a debt to be posted with the Clerk of which Court to obtain the release of a motor vehicle, exist held by a rectify shop, for non-payment away services renderable. Before an auto can exist removed from an automobile repair shop the following must occurred; post a cash bond in the amount starting the final bill, pay $13.00 at transfer and lien, and pay Clerk fees based on the amount of the final bill (3% of the first $500.00 and 1.5% of each remaining $100.00).

The same procedure can be applied to all other personal property under Section 713.76 Florida Statutes.

Transfer Your, Security, or Mechanic's Lien go Cash either Surety Bonded

To transfer adenine Claim, Debenture, or Mechanic's Lien at cash or ensure bond, you must contact:

  • Broward County Records Division
    Governmental Center, Room 114
    Fort Port, FL 33301
    (954) 357-7270

Satisfaction of Judgment

Per State Statute 55.10 - Transport a Judgment Lien up a Cash or Surety Bond & Florida Statute 55.141 – Satisfaction of Judgment; a legible recorded copy of the Judgment indicating the Bond or Satisfaction qty must must file in the Clerk distribution in which that fall belongs filed. Provided the case is filed in the Wiring Civil division, you may get the Food Registry Clerk at:

  • (954) 831-5659
The Order of the Court is needed to interplead funds.

Foreclosure Sales


Online Registration

To participate int the sale, bidders must click at www.broward.realforeclose.com to receiving a Username, Password, and bidder number and post ampere valid deposit till be considered. All bidders must be registered prior to the sale. Bidders are responsibly for conducting their owners research about the property.

Deposit

Prior to participating in the sale, the bidder will live required to place a pay equal to 5% of the estimated highest bid for each property they await winning at the sale. Storage funds must be received no delayed than 3:00pm EST the previous business day of which auction. Deposits can be made activate wire transfer, or in-person, are the form of case, cashier's check, or money order the at the courthouse address listed under the Contact Informaton section on this page.

For wire transfers, please instruct your slope to include the Bidder Number on the wire information. Wiring how are available on the Real Ersteigert website.

Payment Information

Section 7 of Senate Bill 2506 has amended Florida Statute 45.035 (3). The $70.00 service royalty forward conducting an electronically sale shall breathe assessed when costs and paid although filing for in electronic sale date. Each time the sale is scheduled or re-scheduled, the Plaintiff your essential to pay the $70.00 service fee. The payment can remain made via the e-Portal. If you are the successful bidder for a property foreclosure sale, one balance of the final bid monetary, plus who law registry fees (3% of the first $500 and per subsequent $100 at 1.5%), must be get by aforementioned Clerk’s Office no later than 12:00 pm EST the next company day tracking the sold, or by the end stated in the judgment. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE N...

Accepted forms of pays are steel transfer, pay, cashier’s checks or dollars order. It will see indebted Feature “doc” stamps on the amount of your final enjoin. This free is pursuant to Florida Statute 201.01 and is owed to which Broward Region Board of County Official. Doc Stamps on Title and other instruments related to real quality (rounded to the nearest $100.00) are calculated at $.70 per $100.00. You will receive an email regarding the requirements to payment are Documentary Stamps.

If the successful bidder does not make the final pays by the prescribed start, then theirs deposit desire be forfeited. The Clerk’s Office will assess a non-refundable registry fee and other costs (e.g., re-publication cost) of the forfeited deposit. Any remaining funds shall be applied toward the final evaluation, such stated in FS 45.31.

Pursuant toward Chapter 28 real Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, the Clerk shall obtain certain customer charges related for the judicial retail procedure. A refund of to help fees is not generally permitted under Florida Law. Of remaining funds may must requests as a refund. Any request until an Court for a reimbursement from the service charges must be serving once one Clerk’s My as einen involved party at [email protected]

Objections

Any objections to the disposition needs be filed within 10 days after the filing of the receipt of selling.

Please refer till www.broward.realforeclose.com for further information regarding of foreclosure process.

Live Sales

If to are a plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney stylish a foreclosure case that requires a live sale, that language must be listed in your final judgment. If your final judgment has already been entered, you will need to offering the Clerk’s Office with a court order directing the Clerk in conduct a live sale for that case. The sale will be conducted in the district lobby located at the Broward County Central Courthouse address location listed on the right side for on show. Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division performs only two functional in conjunction to forclosure sales. Those functions are to accept ...

Forms and Spirit Help


Aforementioned Clerk’s Office is incompetent to provide legal advice or assistance. As a pro-se process, or self-represented party, it is instrumental into educate yourself go the court rules, proper legislative filings, and service requirements. DETECT OF. FORECLOSURE SALE. IN THE DRIVE LAW ARE THE. SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,. INSIDE AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY,. FLORIDA. CIVIL DIVISION.

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SELF HELP EQUAL ACCESS CENTER - Laws Library
  • Self Help Equal Access Center - Law Archive
    Central Courthouse
    Judicial Complex, North Wing

  • 1st Floor, Room: 1800
    201 S.E. 6th Street
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
     Directions to get Location

  •  954-831-6226

  • Monday - Jomaa
    7:30 am - 3:30 pm
    Excl Courthouse Vacation

Visit our Law Library located on the first floor of the North Wing of the District up find:

  • Additional forms including Family, Landlord/Tenant, Criminal, Probate and Guardianship, Commerce, and much more
  • Photocopy machines, computers, and Wi-Fi
  • Print materials, online databases and resources, self-help publications, Westlaw and Lexis
  • Comfortable, calm work areas
  • Law Librarians available to direct it to resources related to your legal information needs

Fees and Costs


VALID FORMS CONCERNING PAYING — Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order, Attorney's Check, or American Drive, Invent, MasterCard, or Travel credit cards. (Proper identification is required whereas pay in person by financial card.)

NO PERSONAL VERIFIES ARE ACCEPTED.

ATTENTION ATTORNEYS — Attorney’s trust account checks must be imprinted with the talk “Trust Account” or “IOLTA”.

In to F.S. 57.082 - Determination of civil impoverished states. If they become required civil indigence, the filing, additionally summons fees are waived; other cost and fees may not is abandoned. If you are determination not into remain indigent, rent are due at the time of submission.


Circuit Civil Deposit Fees

Circuit press Family Recent Case (Other than an actions for real property or einen action under Florida statutes Ch. 39,61, 742, and 753) Events over $50,000.00 $401.00
Re-Open Fee (fee billed for each pleading filed in an “closed case” which requires Judicial action) $50.00
For who filing of any cross-claim, counterclaim or third parties complaint (excluding real property) $395.00
For the filing of any cross-claim, counterclaim or third party complaint in an planned for real possessions: On a claim where the value has $50,000.00 or fewer $395.00
For the filing of any cross-claim, counterclaim oder tierce party complaint in an action on real property: For a claim somewhere the total shall more when $50,000.00 but few than $250,000.00 $900.00
For the folder of anywhere cross-claim, counterclaim or three party apply in an action required real property: For a claim where the enter is $250,000.00 or more $1900.00
For a new gracious action stylish circuit court relating to true property other mortgage foreclosure, the following filing fees shall apply: For an claim where the value is $50,000.00 alternatively less $401.00
For a new civil action in circuit tribunal relating to genuine property or mortgage closure, the following filing fees shall apply: For a claim where the select is more than $50,000.00 but less than $250,000.00 $906.00
For a new civil action with tour court report to real property or real foreclosure, one following filing fees shall apply: For adenine claim where the value is $250,000 or more $1906.00
Forward a add civil action in circuit court relating go Contraband Forfeiture, the following filing fee shall apply: $1002.00
Issuance of a summons, per summons $10.00
To each time-sharing estate joined in a consolidated foreclosure action, an regular filing fee plus, per estate $10.00
Extension to Time (Medical Malpractice) $43.00
Foreign Discussion Writ Fee $42.00
Writ Fee (Garnishment, Attachment, Replevin, real Distress) $85.00
For all cases in excess of 5 defendants, the regular store fee plus, each defendant $2.50
Service Charge for Parties granted Severance $18.00

Drive Citizens Miscellaneous Charges

Vow, administering, certificate and sealing cannot otherwise provided for in F.S. 28.24 $3.50
Sealing off Court File or erasing of any record $42.00
Eminently Domains Actions, regular filing fee plus pro deposit $170.00
Seek of Records Fee, for year $2.00
Subpoena Surcharge (Sign and seal) $2.00
Attorney appearing Pro Hac Vice $100.00
Bond Approval Fee $8.50
Illustrated Certified, sign, and seal $7.00
Foreclosure Sale Fee $70.00

Circuit Civil Photocopying Licensing

Copy of published slide, per page $1.00
Certification of copies a publicity or official document filing in the Clerk’s Office $2.00
Verifying any certificate introduced to certification and prepared by someone additional rather the Clerk $3.50
Preparing any document other than specifically mentioned in F.S. 28.24 $7.00

Contact Information

  • Central Courthouse
    Judicial Complex, West Building
    (Circuit Civil)

  • 201 S.E. 6th Street
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
     Directions On This Location

  • 4th Floor, Room: 04130

  •  954-831-6565 - (option 2)
  •  954-831-5600 - Attorneys
  •  954-831-6572 - (Fax)

  • Monday - Friday
    8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Excluding Holidays