FL · rules
Fla. R. Civ. P. Form 1.909
Distress
DISTRESS WRIT
THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
To the Sheriff of ………. County, Florida:
YOU ARE COMMANDED to serve this writ and a copy of the complaint
on defendant ……….
This distress writ subjects all property liable to distress for rent on the
following property in ………. County, Florida:
(describe property)
Each defendant is enjoined from damaging, disposing of, secreting, or
removing any property liable to be distrained from the rented real property
after the time of service of this writ until the sheriff levies on the property or
this writ is vacated or the court otherwise orders. If a defendant does not move
for dissolution of the writ, the court may order the sheriff to levy on the
property liable to distress forthwith after 20 days from the time the complaint
in this action is served. The amount claimed in the complaint is the sum of
$.......... with interest and costs.
DATED on ……….
Judge
History
Committee Notes 1980 Amendment. This form is substantially revised to comply with the statutory changes in section 83.12, Florida Statutes, as amended in 1980 to overcome the unconstitutionality of distress proceedings. See Phillips v. Guin & Hunt, Inc., 344 So. 2d 568 (Fla. 1977). Because the revision is substantial, no struck-through or underscored type is indicated.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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