Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

Verbal ageement regarding vacant land
In 1998 my mom bought a vacant lot next to my house. There was a VERBAL AGREEMENT between the two of us that I take care of the lot; clearing, mowing, tree removal after lightning or pinetree termites, cleaning up after storms such as Hurricane Charlie. In the agreement my mom was to deed the lot into my name before 2004. She was going to deed it over Christmas 2003, I was going thru a divorce so she decided to wait until it was over, then deed it over to me. She unexpectedly married a man from the middle east, younger than me, so that he could stay in the USA. He is a taxi-cab driver for busy airports only. Since the marriage my mother has had financial problems, she never had financial problems until then. Her intensions when buying the property were that when she retired in 2004 we would build a mother-in-law apartment which would be attached to my house by a breezeway, so that we could be closer to each other in her retirement years and she could spend time with her grand children. She now can't retire because her husband won't let her due to finances and now wants to sell the lot. I put a lien against the property. Does our verbal agreement uphold in court? Is there a veral agreement law in Florida?

Asked on 7/09/05, 6:20 pm

David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

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Re: Verbal ageement regarding vacant land

No. If you can prove the expenses you incurred, you may be entitled to reimbursement.

Answered on 7/09/05, 7:16 pm

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