Bereza v. Jones
Bereza v. Jones
Opinion of the Court
Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari to vacate an order that denied his motion to dissolve a notice of Ms pendens on real property. For the reasons stated below, we grant the petition and issue the writ.
The notice of Ms pendens was filed in conjunction with the respondent’s complaint against petitioner, the minor’s father, for damages the minor sustained after petitioner allegedly killed the minor’s mother and sister, and injured her. The complaint also sought a declaratory judgment as to the minor’s rights in the petitioner’s homestead property. The notice of Ms pendens was filed against this property.
A notice of Ms pendens may be filed, as a matter of right, where the initial pleading shows that the action is founded upon a duly recorded instrument or a mechanic’s Men. § 48.23, Fla.Stat. (1987). In all other actions, the trial court may “control and discharge the notice of Ms pendens as the
Petition for writ of certiorari granted, writ issued, and cause remanded to the trial court with directions.
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