Fla. Stat. § 73.111
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73.111 Deposit and possession.
Official statutory text
Within 20 days after the rendition of the judgment, the petitioner shall deposit the amount set forth therein into the registry of the court for the use of the defendants, or the proceeding shall be null and void, unless for good cause further time, not exceeding 60 days, is allowed by the court. Upon such deposit and the entry in the proper records in the clerk’s office of the judgment and the clerk’s certificate that the compensation has been paid into the court, the estate or interest sought shall vest in the petitioner. The court may fix the time within which, and the terms upon which, the defendants shall be required to surrender possession to the petitioner.
History: s. 1, ch. 65-369; s. 3, ch. 78-315.
History: s. 1, ch. 65-369; s. 3, ch. 78-315.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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