Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 689.20 (2025)

Limitation on use of word “minerals.”

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689.20 Limitation on use of word “minerals.”—Whenever the word “minerals” is hereafter used in any deed, lease, or other contract in writing, said word or term shall not include any of the following: topsoil, muck, peat, humus, sand, and common clay, unless expressly provided in said deed, lease, or other contract in writing.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-375.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Noblin v. Harbor Hills Dev., L.P., 896 So. 2d 781 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).

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Noblin v. Harbor Hills Dev., L.P., 896 So. 2d 781 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). · cites it 4× “Second, they contend that clay, sand, and limestone are not minerals, and in support of that argument they cite section 689.20, Florida Statutes, enacted in 1959, which provides that “Whenever the word ‘minerals’ is hereafter used in any deed, lease, or other contract in…”

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