ELIZABETH MAYA, vs DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, etc.,

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed November 18, 2020. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D20-259 Lower Tribunal No. 19-7742 ________________ Elizabeth Maya, Appellant, vs. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, etc., Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge. Elizabeth Maya, in proper person. Lapin & Leichtling, LLP, and Benjamin B. Carter and Adam B. Leichtling, for appellee. Before SCALES, HENDON and MILLER, JJ. PER CURIAM. 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.”). 2

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