MAYA v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Elizabeth MAYA, Appellant, v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, etc., Appellee.

No. 3D20-259

Decided: November 18, 2020

Before SCALES, HENDON and MILLER, JJ.

Elizabeth Maya, in proper person. Lapin & Leichtling, LLP, and Benjamin B. Carter and Adam B. Leichtling, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Spikes v. OneWest Bank FSB, 106 So. 3d 475, 478-79 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (“A third party who advances the purchase price is entitled to an equitable vendor's lien. ․ Generally, when an equitable lien is imposed on a homestead purchased with fraudulently obtained funds, the homestead exemption from forced sale does not apply to either spouse, even if one spouse is innocent or ignorant of wrongdoing.”).

PER CURIAM.

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