Rivera v. Bank of America, N.A.

190 So. 3d 267, 2016 WL 2759956, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 7294

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: May 13, 2016
• Docket: 5D13-1618
• Status: Published

Opinion

EDWARDS, J.

While this appeal was pending before this court, the Appellant, Jorg Rivera, filed for bankruptcy relief. Relevant bankruptcy pleadings and orders were filed with this court, and we granted Appellee’s, Bank of America N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., f/k/a, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing,L.P., request to take judicial notice of those documents. In the bankruptcy proceeding, Appellant admitted that he owed a non-contingent, undisputed mortgage debt to Appellee, and he surrendered the mortgaged property to Appellee. The bankruptcy court entered its order confirming the ■ debt and surrender of the property. See In re Metzler, 530 B.R. 894, 900 (Bankr.M.D.Fla.2015) (“In the. context of Bankruptcy Code §§ 521 and 1325, the Court concludes- the term [“surrender”] means that a-debtor must relinquish secured property and make- it available to the secured creditor by refraining from taking any overt act that impedes a- secured creditor’s ability to foreclose its interest in secured property.”). Appellant’s áctions and the orders of-the bankruptcy court have fully resolved this matter. •

APPEAL DISMISSED.'

LAWSON, C.J. and PALMER, JJ., concur.