SMITH v. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH

No. 83-969.

440 So.2d 611 (1983)

Robert J. SMITH, Appellant, v. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Carter, Miami, for appellant.

Ginsburg, Nagin, Rosin & Ginsburg, and Steven Ginsburg, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The interest of a lienholder, whose lien had not been perfected, was subject to forfeiture when the liened property, an automobile, was seized by the city while being used in criminal activity. § 932.703, Fla. Stat. (1981).1 Under Florida law, a lien on a motor vehicle titled in this state is perfected only when such lien is noted upon the face of the certificate of title or on a duplicate or corrected copy thereof. &...

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