{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-702.01","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 702.01","heading":"Equity.","body":"All mortgages shall be foreclosed in equity. In a mortgage foreclosure action, the court shall sever for separate trial all counterclaims against the foreclosing mortgagee. The foreclosure claim shall, if tried, be tried to the court without a jury.\nHistory.—RS 1987; GS 2501; RGS 3844; CGL 5747; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 2, ch. 87-217.","path":["CHAPTER 702 FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGES AND STATUTORY LIENS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0702/0702.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:12:33Z","sha256":"63615e01c65587ef41162b9ebb614a3be1d8543ebfabfc3d858948278120881e","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-701.06","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-702.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}