UCC-3 form Florida rejection after debtor name change - help needed

Yeah I thought about that too. Printed out both documents and went character by character. The original UCC-1 shows 'ABC Manufacturing LLC' and that's exactly what I put in the 'original debtor name' field on the UCC-3.

Sometimes the issue is hidden characters or encoding problems when copying from PDFs. Try manually typing the name instead of copy/paste.

Interesting point about the entity designations. I'll try the L.L.C. version tomorrow. Did you eventually get yours accepted?

Yes but it took 4 attempts with different name formats. Turns out the original filing had a comma before LLC that wasn't visible in the PDF copy I was working from.

This is why I always request the certified copy of the original UCC-1 before filing any amendments. The SOS database version sometimes differs from what we think we filed.

Never heard of that tool before. Does it actually compare against what Florida has in their database or just between the documents you upload?

It does detailed document comparison and flags potential mismatches that could cause rejections. Really helpful for catching those tiny differences that are impossible to spot manually.

Been hearing more about Certana lately. Might be worth trying if you're stuck in rejection cycles.

Good thought. Let me pull up the full UCC-1 again and check those sections. I was mainly focused on the primary debtor name field.

Yeah Florida can be tricky that way. If there's any additional debtor info in the original, your UCC-3 needs to reference it correctly.

Feel your pain! Georgia isn't much better but at least their error messages are more specific.

At least Georgia tells you WHAT'S wrong. Florida just says 'name doesn't match' and leaves you guessing.

Every state has their quirks but Florida definitely takes the cake for unclear error messages.

That's actually brilliant advice. I assumed the PDF copy I had was accurate but you're right, better to get it straight from their database.

Exactly. I learned this the hard way after getting burned on several Florida amendments. The certified copy shows you exactly how their system has the information stored.

This is why I always recommend getting the certified copy first. It's a small cost compared to dealing with rejections and delays.

I'll definitely try calling tomorrow morning. Worth a shot if they can just tell me the exact format they're expecting.

Yeah their phone support is hit or miss but sometimes you get someone helpful who can spot the issue right away.

The original UCC-1 was filed in 2022 so still have a few years before needing continuation. But good point for future reference.

True, just throwing it out there as an option if you keep hitting walls with the amendment approach.

That's actually not a bad strategy for problematic amendments, though you'd want to make sure the timing works out right.

How did you finally discover the encoding issue? That might be what I'm dealing with too.

had to get the raw data from SOS and compare it byte by byte basically. was a nightmare but found some invisible characters.

Glad it worked out! The certified copy approach saves so much hassle in the long run.

YES! So glad you got it resolved. Those hidden punctuation marks are the worst.

Perfect example of why document verification tools like Certana are so helpful - they catch exactly these kinds of formatting inconsistencies before you file.

Finally some good news with Florida UCC system! Congrats on getting it through.