BRITT K. LYLE, APPELLANT,
v.
PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, LLC, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 2016-03-04
No. 5D15-1697
Sawaya, J., Cohen, J., Lambert, J.
186 So. 3d 627 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2016) Positive Treatment
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Synopsis

Florida appellate court reversed the trial court's denial of a motion to quash constructive service of process in a foreclosure case, holding that an evidentiary hearing was required to determine whether the plaintiff conducted a diligent search and inquiry before attempting constructive service.


Holding

When a defendant moves to quash constructive service of process in a foreclosure action and the allegations, if true, would entitle the defendant to relief, the trial court must hold an evidentiary hearing rather than deny the motion summarily.


Headnotes

[1] When a defendant moves to quash constructive service of process and the allegations in the motion, if true, would entitle the defendant to relief, the trial court must co…

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Key Quotes

“The party invoking the court's jurisdiction has the burden of proving the validity of service of process and the constructive service statutes require strict compliance.”

Shepheard v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Ams., establishing the burden of proof for service of process validity.

Facts & Procedural History

Britt K. Lyle was served constructively in a residential foreclosure action brought by PennyMac Holdings, LLC. Lyle moved to quash the constructive se…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Britt 'K. Lyle (“Appellant”) appeals the trial court’s order- dehying his motion to quash constructive service of process in a foreclosure case. Appellant argues that the trial court should have held an eviden-tiary hearing to determine whether Penny-Mac Holdings, LLC, conducted a diligent search and inquiry in attempting to serve him personally with a verified complaint for residential foreclosure. Based on the record before us, which contains the motions and supporting affidavits filed by both parties, we agree. Accordingly, we reverse the order under review and remand this case for an- evidentiary hearing. See Shepheard v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Ams., 922 So.2d 340, 343 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) (holding that “[t]he party invoking the court’s jurisdiction has the burden of proving the validity of service of process” and that “[t]he constructive service statutes require strict compliance”); Talton v. CU Members Mortg., 126 So.3d 446, 447 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013) (“Where the allegations of the motion to quash service of *628process, if true, would entitle the movant to relief, then the trial court errs in denying the motion without first affording the movant an evidentiary hearing.”).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

SAWAYA, COHEN and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.


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