Arvelo v. Park Finance of Broward, Inc.

Maria Arvelo seeks a writ of certiorari to quash a circuit court appellate division order affirming a county court summary judgment against her. Her creditor, Park Finance of Broward, persuaded the trial court and appellate division that the repossession and sale of Ms. Arvelo’s automobile — the events which fixed Park Finance’s claim for a deficiency — marked the commencement of the applicable five-year statute of limitations. 1 Concluding instead that the statute of limitations commenced when the loan defaulted and all sums due were automatically accelerated (a date more than five years…