Fla. Stat. § 697.02 : Real And Personal Property — Instruments Deemed Mortgages And The Nature Of A Mortgage — Nature of a mortgage Date: 14 Apr 2016 TEXT PDF Current through Chapter 269 of the 2016 Legislative Session A mortgage shall be held to be a specific lien on the property therein described, and not a conveyance of the legal title or of the right of possession. Fla. Stat. § 697.02 ss. 1, 2, ch. 525, 1853; RS 1982; GS 2495; RGS 3837; CGL 5725.