LEE COUNTY FORECLOSURE INFORMATION PAGE:

Lee County - Foreclosure Cases

Scheduling of cases in Lee County: Motion Guidelines
(As of July 1, 2012)

If you are requesting hearing times for a Foreclosure case; please refer to the below information for Lee county:

• For hearing time on Motions for Summary Judgment in a Residential Mortgage Foreclosure case, please e-mail (Please identify the case number and any information that would affect the calendaring of the case. Please do not place dashes in the case number for e-mailed requests. Example: 04CA20008)
• To schedule a hearing for all other foreclosure motions (excluding commercial foreclosure cases and post judgment motions), please email (Please identify the case number, motion(s) being scheduled and any information that would affect the calendaring of the case. Please do not place dashes in the case number for e-mailed requests. Example: 04CA20008)
• To schedule a hearing for a commercial foreclosure case or a post-judgment residential foreclosure case, please contact the Judicial Assistant to the Judge assigned to your case.

You are required to prepare, mail, and file a Notice of Hearing in your case. If your case is scheduled before a Magistrate, you must prepare an Order of Referral to Magistrate form (please see section below for instructions: Civil Magistrate).

Civil Magistrate

The Judge may refer your case to be heard before the General Magistrate. The General Magistrate is appointed by the Chief Judge to administer oaths and conduct hearings. If your case has been scheduled before the General Magistrate, you must prepare a Notice of Hearing and an Order of Referral to Magistrate.

The Order of Referral to Magistrate must be submitted to:

  Lee County Justice Center
  ATTN: Civil Magistrate's Office
  1700 Monroe Street
  Ft. Myers, FL 33901

Final Disposition Form

Effective 1/1/10 - You are now required to file a Final Disposition Form in your case (Instructions provided with form). The form is for use by the Clerk of Court for the purpose of reporting judicial workload data pursuant to Florida Statutes section 25.075.

Standards of Professional Courtesy

Please read and follow the Standards of Professional Courtesy and Conduct for Lawyers Practicing in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit found at www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_20amended.pdf.

Foreclosure Reduction Program

Temporary funding has been allocated to the 20th Judicial Circuit to implement a Foreclosure Backlog Reduction Initiative for Fiscal Year 12/13 to begin 7/1/2012 and end 6/30/13. Guidelines have been created to assist Lee County's Civil Division meet the 32% state-wide reduction goal for cases pending over 18 months and to maintain a 100% clearance rate to keep pace with the number of cases filed monthly throughout this project. These guidelines are subject to change. Lee County Foreclosure Plan FY 12-13, Appendix A, Appendix B

For additional information, please contact:

Civil Case Management

Lee County Justice Center
1700 Monroe Street, Room 3404
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Phone: (239) 533-8421

Court Director (Family/Civil)

Lee County Justice Center
1700 Monroe Street, Room 3404
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Phone: (239) 533-2536 or 239-533-2991

For Additional Foreclosure Mediation Information: Link to Homestead Mediation Page