Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 177.021 (2025)

Legal status of recorded plats.

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177.021 Legal status of recorded plats.The recording of any plats made in compliance with the provisions of this part shall serve to establish the identity of all lands shown on and being a part of such plats, and lands may thenceforth be conveyed by reference to such plat.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-339; s. 1, ch. 98-20.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1983–2006 · leading case: Yorty v. Realty Inv. & Mortg. Corp., Inc., 938 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006).
Yorty v. Realty Inv. & Mortg. Corp., Inc., 938 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006). · cites it 3× “Section 177.021, Florida Statutes (1997), provides as follows: Legal status of recorded plats.”
City of Coconut Creek v. Broward Cty. Bd., 430 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “They further assert that the only purpose of recording plats is "to serve to establish the identity of all lands shown, section 177.021, Florida Statutes (1981); and to inform the public, especially innocent purchasers, of facts regarding the property.”
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