Fla. Stat. § 679.613

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 679.613 - Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; general

Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:

(1) The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:

(a) Describes the debtor and the secured party;

(b) Describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition;

(c) States the method of intended disposition;

(d) States that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and

(e) States the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made.

(2) Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in subsection (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.

(3) The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in subsection (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes:

(a) Information not specified by that paragraph; or

(b) Minor errors that are not seriously misleading.

(4) A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.

(5) The following form of notification and the form appearing in s. 679.614(3), when completed, each provides sufficient information:

NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL

To:(Name of debtor, obligor, or other person to which the notification is sent)

From:(Name, address, and telephone number of secured party)

Name of Debtor(s):(Include only if debtor(s) are not an addressee)

[For a public disposition:]

We will sell [or lease or license, as applicable] the (describe collateral) to the highest qualified bidder in public as follows:

Day and Date: Time: Place:

[For a private disposition:]

We will sell [or lease or license, as applicable] the (describe collateral) privately sometime after (day and date) .

You are entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness secured by the property that we intend to sell [or lease or license, as applicable] for a charge of $ . You may request an accounting by calling us at (telephone number) .

Fla. Stat. § 679.613

s. 7, ch. 2001-198.