By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr.
Following a monthly high volume of foreclosure filings from July 2008 to July 2010, there has been a significant decline in new cases through August of 2013. This information was provided by The Florida Bar News in its November 1, 2013 issue. The article summarized a report to the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee on October 8 by Lisa Goodner, Florida’s State Courts Administrator. Let’s take a look at other highlights from the report.
There are currently pending 299,055 mortgage foreclosure cases in Florida. As case dispositions are exceeding case filings, that number reflects a reduction of 78,652 pending cases from June 2012. With additional funding available, Florida courts have added general magistrates and senior judges in an effort to continue reducing the case backlog.