The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 687
INTEREST AND USURY; LENDING PRACTICES

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F.S. 687.05

687.05 Provisions for payment of attorney’s fees.—No provision for the payment of attorney’s fees, or charge for exchange or similar charge shall render such instrument subject to the terms of any statute of this state, limiting the amount of interest which shall be charged on such instrument.

History.—s. 2, ch. 4374, 1895; GS 3107; RGS 4853; CGL 6940.

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Amendments to 687.05

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 687.05

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 687.05.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

A. CUMMINGS, v. CONNELL,, 177 F. Supp. 2d 1079 (E.D. Cal. 2001)

. . . Expended Defendants argue that the court should reduce the reasonable number of hours expended from 687.05 . . . In light of the foregoing discussion, the court reduces the 687.05 hours declared by plaintiffs’ counsel . . . discussion, plaintiffs will be awarded the following amounts: A. 261 hours on merits @ $250/hour = $65,260 (687.05 . . .

In J. ANSPACH D., 13 B.R. 208 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1981)

. . . Estate Taxes — tax lien $10,563.00 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania — Personal Income Taxes — tax lien $ 687.05 . . .

RIVER HILLS, INC. v. C. EDWARDS, 190 So. 2d 415 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966)

. . . provided for in the note, said charge for exchange being expressly provided for in Florida Statutes 687.05 . . . 14 F.2d 50, cited by appellee) The charge for exchange which is contemplated by the statute, Section 687.05 . . .

BRONSTHER v. UNITED STATES BRONSTHER v. UNITED STATES, 157 F. Supp. 857 (E.D.N.Y. 1958)

. . . and the other by Miller Bronsther and Jean Bronsther, his wife, to recover the sums of $4,699.14 and $687.05 . . .