Sections
6 entriesSection 765.010Prohibits filing, recording, or directing another to file or record a knowingly false lawsuit, lien, lis pendens, or encumbrance with intent to…Section 765.020Requires a petition under the article to state the grounds for the requested relief and be supported by an affidavit from the…Section 765.030Requires the court, if a lien or encumbrance violates the prohibition, to order it stricken and released and allows costs and reasonable…Section 765.040Establishes liability for a civil penalty of up to $5,000 when a lien or encumbrance claimant records or files, or directs another…Section 765.050Exempts from the article any document that operates as a claim of encumbrance by a financial institution or public entity meeting the…Section 765.060Allows the state or local agency employing a public officer or employee to provide counsel when a lien or other encumbrance has…