City of Jacksonville v. Nashid Properties, Inc.

KAHN, Judge.

In this case we must decide whether, under the dictates of section 197.552, Florida Statutes (1987), an assignment of mortgage in favor of the City of Jacksonville (City) survives the issuance of a tax deed. The trial court ruled that “[a] mortgage ... originally granted to a private lending institution and later assigned to a municipality is not a ‘lien of record held by a municipal or county government (sic) unit,’ which survives the issuance of a tax deed within the meaning of section 197.552, Florida Statutes.” Thus, the court issued final judgment quieting title in favor of…