Finance & Mortgages

    Equity of Redemption

    The borrower's right to stop a foreclosure by paying the full amount owed before the foreclosure sale is finalized.

    Equity of redemption is the borrower's right to reclaim the property by paying the entire debt, plus costs, before the foreclosure is complete. In Florida, the borrower may exercise this right up to the later of the time set in the foreclosure judgment or the moment the clerk files the certificate of sale.

    Florida does not provide a statutory right to redeem after the foreclosure sale is finalized.

    On the exam

    In Florida the redemption window runs up to the later of the time stated in the judgment or the filing of the certificate of sale, not after the sale is certified.

    Exam trap

    Florida has no post-sale statutory redemption period for mortgage foreclosures. The right ends when the sale is certified.

    Tested in

    Residential Mortgages (9% of the exam)

    Practice this section →

    From definition to recall

    See this term inside a real exam question.

    Pass Florida gives you Florida-specific practice, diagnostics across the 19 exam areas, Trap Library, Math Coach, offline access, and one $39.99 purchase. No subscription. No copied exam questions.

    Try 5 free questions

    This definition is Florida real estate exam-prep education, not legal, tax, or professional advice. Verify current rules against the official source before relying on them for a real transaction. Back to the full glossary.