Florida, like other judicial foreclosure states, is experiencing a serious backlog of cases and needs additional funds in order to clear the log-jammed court dockets. The Florida Courts Administration has asked the legislature for an extra $9.6 million in order to hire more case managers and judges in order to clear the current glut of lis pendens and final judgment cases in foreclosures.
There are an estimated 500,000 cases awaiting adjudication in Florida, and it normally takes a year to 14 months to clear these cases. It is estimated that only 18% of the foreclosure cases in Miami have been completed.
The Florida Bankers Association has introduced a bill which would allow non-judicial foreclosures in the state unless the homeowner requests a court appearance. The non-judicial foreclosure could reduce the process to 90 days.