Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Where Is the Law Required to transfer Real Property? I need that Stat. What is the Law Required to transfer Real Property, where is had to be notarized and Witnessed.


Asked on 2/05/15, 12:23 pm

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Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Not sure why you need the statute. you need an attorney.

689.01 How real estate conveyed.�No estate or interest of freehold, or for a term of more than 1 year, or any uncertain interest of, in or out of any messuages, lands, tenements or hereditaments shall be created, made, granted, transferred or released in any other manner than by instrument in writing, signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses by the party creating, making, granting, conveying, transferring or releasing such estate, interest, or term of more than 1 year, or by the party�s lawfully authorized agent, unless by will and testament, or other testamentary appointment, duly made according to law; and no estate or interest, either of freehold, or of term of more than 1 year, or any uncertain interest of, in, to, or out of any messuages, lands, tenements or hereditaments, shall be assigned or surrendered unless it be by instrument signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses by the party so assigning or surrendering, or by the party�s lawfully authorized agent, or by the act and operation of law. No seal shall be necessary to give validity to any instrument executed in conformity with this section. Corporations may execute any and all conveyances in accordance with the provisions of this section or ss. 692.01 and 692.02.

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Answered on 2/05/15, 1:35 pm


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