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FL Stat § 695.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.01 - Conveyances and Liens to Be Recorded.

695.01 Conveyances and liens to be recorded.—(1) No conveyance, transfer, or mortgage of real property, or of any interest therein, nor any lease for a term of 1 year or longer, shall be good and effectual in law or equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice, unless the same be recorded according to law; nor shall any such instrument made or executed by virtue of any power of attorney be good or effectual in law or in equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice unless the power of attorney be recorded before the accruing of the right of such creditor or subsequent purchaser.(2) Grantees by quitclaim, heretofore or hereafter made, shall be deemed and held to be bona fide purchasers without notice within the meaning of the recording acts.(3) A lien by a governmental entity or quasi-governmental entity that attaches to real property for an improvement, service, fine, or penalty, other than a lien for taxes, non-ad valorem or special assessments, or utilities, is valid and effectual in law or equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration only if the lien is recorded in the official records of the county in which the property is located. The recorded notice of lien must contain the name of the owner of record, a description or address of the property, and the tax or parcel identification number applicable to the property as of the date of recording.History.—ss. 4, 9, Nov. 15, 1828; RS 1972; GS 2480; RGS 3822; CGL 5698; s. 10, ch. 20954, 1941; s. 8, ch. 85-63; s. 2, ch. 2013-241.
FL Stat § 695.015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.015 - Conveyances by Law Between Governmental Agencies, Recording.

695.015 Conveyances by law between governmental agencies, recording.—All laws which purport to convey title to real property from one governmental agency or political subdivision to another shall be recorded in the public records of the county or counties in which the property is located, and such laws shall contain a provision requiring such recording.History.—s. 1, ch. 70-103.
FL Stat § 695.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.02 - Blank or Master Form of Instruments May Be Recorded.

695.02 Blank or master form of instruments may be recorded.—(1) Any person may have a blank or master form of mortgage or other instrument conveying, transferring or reserving an interest in, or creating a lien on, real or personal property, filed, indexed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court.(2) When any such blank or master form is filed with the clerk of the circuit court, she or he shall record and index the same in the manner provided by law for recording and indexing mortgages and such other instruments respectively, except that the name of the person whose name appears on such blank or master form shall be inserted in the indexes as grantor and also as grantee.(3) When any instrument conveying, transferring or reserving an interest in, or creating a lien on, real or personal property, incorporates by reference the provisions, terms, covenants, conditions, obligations, powers and other contents, or any of them, set forth in any such recorded blank or master form, such incorporation by reference, for all purposes, shall be equivalent to setting forth in extenso in such instrument that which is incorporated by reference.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 17109, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5698(1); s. 219, ch. 77-104; s. 762, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.032 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.032 - Provisions Not Applicable to Transactions Under Chapter 679, Uniform Commercial Code.

695.032 Provisions not applicable to transactions under chapter 679, Uniform Commercial Code.—Section 695.03 shall not apply to any of the transactions within the scope of chapter 679 of the Uniform Commercial Code.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254.
FL Stat § 695.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.04 - Requirements of Certificate.

695.04 Requirements of certificate.—The certificate of the officer before whom the acknowledgment or proof is taken, except for a certificate legalizing or authenticating the signature of a person executing an instrument concerning real property pursuant to s. 695.03(3), shall contain and set forth substantially the matter required to be done or proved to make such acknowledgment or proof effectual as set forth in s. 117.05.History.—RS 1974; GS 2482; RGS 3824; CGL 5700; s. 2, ch. 84-97; s. 24, ch. 2019-71.
FL Stat § 695.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.05 - Certain Defects Cured as to Acknowledgments and Witnesses.

695.05 Certain defects cured as to acknowledgments and witnesses.—All deeds, conveyances, bills of sale, mortgages or other transfers of real or personal property within the limits of this state, heretofore or hereafter made and received bona fide and upon good consideration by any corporation, and acknowledged for record before some officer, stockholder or other person interested in the corporation, grantee, or mortgagee as a notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments of instruments for record within this state, shall be held, deemed and taken as valid as if acknowledged by the proper notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments of instruments for record in this state not so interested in said corporation, grantee or mortgagee; and said instrument whenever recorded shall be deemed notice to all persons; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any instrument heretofore made, the validity of which shall be contested by suit commenced within 1 year of the effective date of this law.History.—s. 1, ch. 4953, 1901; GS 2483; RGS 3825; s. 1, ch. 11991, 1927; CGL 5701, 5702; s. 1, ch. 14706, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 5702(1); s. 11, ch. 20954, 1941.
FL Stat § 695.06 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.06 - Certain Irregularities as to Venue Validated.

695.06 Certain irregularities as to venue validated.—Whenever, in the acknowledgment to any deed or other instrument relating to real estate, heretofore recorded in this state, it shall appear, either from the recitals in such acknowledgment, or following the signature of the officer taking the same, or from the seal of such officer that the said acknowledgment was not taken, or may not have been taken, in the place as stated in the caption or venue thereof, said deed or other instrument shall, notwithstanding such irregularity or defect, be deemed and taken as properly acknowledged and of record.History.—s. 1, ch. 11990, 1927; CGL 5703.
FL Stat § 695.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.07 - Use of Scrawl as Seal.

695.07 Use of scrawl as seal.—A scrawl or scroll, printed or written, affixed as a seal to any written instrument shall be as effectual as a seal.History.—s. 1, ch. 4148, 1893; GS 2484; RGS 3826; CGL 5704.
FL Stat § 695.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.08 - Prior Use of Scrawl as Seal.

695.08 Prior use of scrawl as seal.—All written instruments heretofore or hereafter made with a scrawl or scroll, printed or written, affixed as a seal are declared to be sealed instruments, and shall be construed and received in evidence as such in all the courts of this state.History.—s. 2, ch. 4148, 1893; GS 2485; RGS 3827; CGL 5705.
FL Stat § 695.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.09 - Identity of Grantor.

695.09 Identity of grantor.—No acknowledgment or proof shall be taken, except as set forth in s. 695.03(3), by any officer within or without the United States unless the officer knows, or has satisfactory proof, that the person making the acknowledgment is the individual described in, and who executed, such instrument or that the person offering to make proof is one of the subscribing witnesses to such instrument.History.—RS 1975; GS 2486; RGS 3828; CGL 5706; s. 3, ch. 84-97; s. 765, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.10 - Proof by Others.

695.10 Proof by others.—Where the grantors and witnesses of any instrument which may be recorded are dead, or cannot be had, the judge of the circuit court, or the county court judge for the county wherein the real property is situated, may take the examination of any competent witness or witnesses, on oath, to prove the handwriting of the witness or witnesses, or where such proof cannot be had, then to prove the handwriting of the grantor or grantors, which shall be certified by the judge, and the instrument being thus proved may be recorded.History.—RS 1976; GS 2487; RGS 3829; CGL 5707; s. 26, ch. 73-334.
FL Stat § 695.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.11 - Instruments Deemed to Be Recorded From Time of Filing.

695.11 Instruments deemed to be recorded from time of filing.—All instruments which are authorized or required to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county in the State of Florida, and which are to be recorded in the “Official Records” as provided for under s. 28.222, and which are filed for recording on or after the effective date of this act, shall be deemed to have been officially accepted by the said officer, and officially recorded, at the time she or he affixed thereon the consecutive official register numbers required under s. 28.222, and at such time shall be notice to all persons. The sequence of such official numbers shall determine the priority of recordation. An instrument bearing the lower number in the then-current series of numbers shall have priority over any instrument bearing a higher number in the same series.History.—s. 1, ch. 3592, 1885; RS 1977; GS 2488; RGS 3830; CGL 5708; s. 1, ch. 17217, 1935; s. 1, ch. 67-442; s. 766, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.12 - Imperfect Record.

695.12 Imperfect record.—Whenever any instrument authorized or required by law to be recorded in any county either has been or may be so imperfectly or erroneously recorded as to require a new record thereof, if the officer who so recorded the same be still in office, she or he shall, upon demand of the owner of such instrument, or person controlling the same, record it anew free of any charge or fee than the fee allowed by law for one perfect record thereof.History.—s. 1, ch. 3896, 1889; RS 1978; GS 2489; RGS 3831; CGL 5709; s. 767, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.13 - Want of Certificate of Record.

695.13 Want of certificate of record.—Whenever any instrument authorized or required by law to be recorded shall appear to be recorded in the appropriate record book in the proper office, whether the record shall be in the handwriting of the officer whose duty it was to record such instrument, or in the handwriting of any other person, the record shall be presumed to have been made by the officer whose duty it was to make it, and the absence of a certificate of such officer that such instrument was recorded by her or him shall in no wise affect the validity of the record.History.—s. 1, ch. 3894, 1889; RS 1979; GS 2490; RGS 3832; CGL 5710; s. 768, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.14 - Unsigned Certificate of Record.

695.14 Unsigned certificate of record.—Whenever any unsigned certificate on such record of the instruments mentioned in s. 695.13 shall contain the date of filing or of recording such instrument, it shall be prima facie evidence of the time of filing or of recording such instrument.History.—s. 2, ch. 3894, 1889; RS 1980; GS 2491; RGS 3833; CGL 5711.
FL Stat § 695.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.15 - Recording Conveyances Lost by Fire.

695.15 Recording conveyances lost by fire.—Whenever the record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county in this state of any deed, conveyance, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, map or plat or other instrument in writing affecting real estate in such county has been heretofore destroyed by fire, any such instrument, or a copy thereof from such former record duly certified, may be rerecorded in such county, and in rerecording the same the officer shall record the certificate of the previous record, and the date of filing for record appearing in said original certificate so recorded shall be deemed and taken as the date of the record thereof. And copies of such record so authorized to be made hereunder, duly certified by said officer, under the seal of said court, shall be received in evidence under the same circumstances and conditions under which a certified copy of the original record would be so received, and shall have the same force and effect as a certified copy of the original record.History.—s. 1, ch. 4950, 1901; GS 2492; RGS 3834; CGL 5712; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945.
FL Stat § 695.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.16 - When Mortgage or Lien Is Destroyed.

695.16 When mortgage or lien is destroyed.—Whenever any mortgage or other lien required by law to be recorded, to be good and effectual against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice, has been heretofore recorded, and the record thereof has been destroyed by fire prior to May 30, 1901, such mortgage or other lien or a certified copy thereof, as aforesaid, shall be rerecorded within 9 months from said date, or such mortgage or other lien shall not be good or effectual in law or equity against a creditor or subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration and without notice; provided, however, that if the original instrument of mortgage or other lien has been lost or destroyed, the foregoing provision of this section shall not apply thereto, but such mortgage or other lien shall not be good or effectual in law or equity against creditors, or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice, unless legal proceedings to reestablish the same were begun in the proper court prior to March 3, 1902.History.—s. 2, ch. 4950, 1901; GS 2493; RGS 3835; CGL 5713.
FL Stat § 695.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.17 - United States Deeds and Patents May Be Recorded.

695.17 United States deeds and patents may be recorded.—Deeds and patents issued by the United States Government and photographic copies made by authority of said government from its records thereof in the general land office, embracing lands within the state, shall be admitted to record in this state in the county or counties where the land lies, when presented to the clerk of the court of the county where same is to be recorded, and when said deeds, patents or photographic copies shall appear to her or him to be genuine.History.—s. 1, ch. 8565, 1921; CGL 5714; s. 769, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.18 - Indorsement by Clerk.

695.18 Indorsement by clerk.—Upon recording said deed, patent or certified copy, the clerk of the court shall indorse thereon and also upon the record made by her or him the following:“This deed and patent (or certified copy as the case may be) having been presented to me on the   day of   for record, and same appearing to me to be genuine and to have been made and issued by the authority of the United States Government, I have duly recorded same in   on page   of the public records of my office.Witness my hand and official seal at   Florida, this   day of    (Clerk.)  ”History.—s. 2, ch. 8565, 1921; CGL 5715; s. 770, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 695.19 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.19 - Certified Copies of Recorded Instruments May Be Recorded.

695.19 Certified copies of recorded instruments may be recorded.—Certified copies of deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney and all other instruments of any kind which have been or may hereafter be duly recorded or filed among the public records of any county in this state may be recorded or rerecorded among the public records of any other county in this state as fully and in the same manner and with like effect as if such certified copy were the original instrument.History.—s. 1, ch. 11989, 1927; CGL 5717.
FL Stat § 695.20 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.20 - Unperformed Contracts of Record.

695.20 Unperformed contracts of record.—Whenever anyone shall have contracted to purchase real estate in the state, prior to January 1, 1930, by written agreement requiring all payments to be made within 10 years from the date of the contract, or has accepted an assignment of such an agreement, and the fact of the existence of such a contract of purchase, or assignment, appears of record from the instrument itself or by reference in some other recorded instrument, and shall not have obtained and placed of record a deed to the property or a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction recognizing her or his rights thereunto, and is not in actual possession of the property covered by the contract or by the assignment, as defined in 1s. 95.17, she or he, her or his surviving spouse, heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns, shall have no further interest in the property described in the contract, or the assignment, by virtue thereof, and the record of such contract, assignment or other record reference thereto, shall no longer constitute either actual or constructive notice to a purchaser, mortgagee, or other person acquiring an interest in the property, unless within 6 months after this law shall take effect, (approved April 26, 1941) she or he or some one claiming under her or him shall:(1) Place on record a deed or other conveyance of the property from the holder of the record title; or(2) Place on record a written instrument executed by the holder of the record title evidencing an extension or modification of the original contract and showing that the original contract remains in force and effect; or(3) Institute, or have pending, in a court of competent jurisdiction a suit for the enforcement of her or his rights under such contract.History.—s. 1, ch. 20235, 1941; s. 771, ch. 97-102.1Note.—Transferred to s. 95.16(2) by the reviser incident to compiling the 1974 Supplement to the Florida Statutes 1973.
FL Stat § 695.22 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.22 - Daily Schedule of Deeds and Conveyances Filed for Record to Be Furnished Property Appraiser.

695.22 Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for record to be furnished property appraiser.—After October 1, 1945, the several county recorders must keep and furnish to the respective county property appraisers in the counties where such instruments are recorded a daily schedule of the aforesaid deeds and conveyances so filed for recordation, in which schedule must be set forth the name of the grantor or grantors, the names and addresses of each grantee, and a description of the land as specified in each instrument so filed. The daily schedule must include notification of any information therein which is subject to a request for removal on file with the county recorder.History.—s. 2, ch. 23114, 1945; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 4, ch. 2021-215.
FL Stat § 695.26 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 695 - Record of Conveyances of Real Estate|695.26 - Requirements for Recording Instruments Affecting Real Property.

695.26 Requirements for recording instruments affecting real property.—(1) No instrument by which the title to real property or any interest therein is conveyed, assigned, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of shall be recorded by the clerk of the circuit court unless:(a) The name of each person who executed such instrument is legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument immediately beneath the signature of such person and the post-office address of each such person is legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument;(b) The name and post-office address of the natural person who prepared the instrument or under whose supervision it was prepared are legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument;(c) The name of each witness to the instrument is legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument immediately beneath the signature of such witness;(d) The name of any notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments or proofs whose signature appears upon the instrument is legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument immediately beneath the signature of such notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgment or proofs;(e) A 3-inch by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on the first page and a 1-inch by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on each subsequent page are reserved for use by the clerk of the court; and(f) In any instrument other than a mortgage conveying or purporting to convey any interest in real property, the name and post-office address of each grantee in such instrument are legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument.(2) If a name or address is printed, typewritten, or stamped on an instrument in a position other than the position required by subsection (1), the clerk of the circuit court may, in her or his discretion, accept the instrument for recordation if she or he determines that the connection between the signature and the name or the name and the address is apparent.(3) This section does not apply to:(a) An instrument executed before July 1, 1991.(b) A decree, order, judgment, or writ of any court.(c) An instrument executed, acknowledged, or proved outside of this state.(d) A will.(e) A plat.(f) An instrument prepared or executed by any public officer other than a notary public.(4) The failure of the clerk of the circuit court to comply with this section does not impair the validity of the recordation or of the constructive notice imparted by recordation.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-183; ss. 8, 22, ch. 94-348; s. 773, ch. 97-102.