{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-697.02","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 697.02","heading":"Nature of a mortgage.","body":"A mortgage shall be held to be a specific lien on the property therein described, and not a conveyance of the legal title or of the right of possession.\nHistory.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 525, 1853; RS 1982; GS 2495; RGS 3837; CGL 5725.","path":["CHAPTER 697 INSTRUMENTS DEEMED MORTGAGES AND THE NATURE OF A MORTGAGE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0697/0697.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:12:27Z","sha256":"753a0257754abbbefce2cb44648875a56a5cee24818b52947bffbe0e9c99067f","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-697.01","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-697.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}