Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 689.261 (2025)

Sale of residential property; disclosure of ad valorem taxes to prospective purchaser.

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689.261 Sale of residential property; disclosure of ad valorem taxes to prospective purchaser.—

(1) A prospective purchaser of residential property must be presented a disclosure summary at or before execution of the contract for sale. Unless a substantially similar disclosure summary is included in the contract for sale, a separate disclosure summary must be attached to the contract for sale. The disclosure summary, whether separate or included in the contract, must be in a form substantially similar to the following:

PROPERTY TAX
DISCLOSURE SUMMARY

BUYER SHOULD NOT RELY ON THE SELLER’S CURRENT PROPERTY TAXES AS THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT THE BUYER MAY BE OBLIGATED TO PAY IN THE YEAR SUBSEQUENT TO PURCHASE. A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OR PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS TRIGGERS REASSESSMENTS OF THE PROPERTY THAT COULD RESULT IN HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING VALUATION, CONTACT THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER’S OFFICE FOR INFORMATION.

(2) Unless included in the contract, the disclosure summary must be provided by the seller. If the disclosure summary is not included in the contract for sale, the contract for sale must refer to and incorporate by reference the disclosure summary and include, in prominent language, a statement that the potential purchaser should not execute the contract until he or she has read the disclosure summary required by this section.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2004-349.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2010 · leading case: Mailloux v. Briella Townhomes, LLC, 3 So. 3d 394 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).

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Mailloux v. Briella Townhomes, LLC, 3 So. 3d 394 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). · cites it 3× “In the alternative, the Maillouxes sought to revoke their purchase contract pursuant to section 689.261, Florida Statutes (2006), which provides that at or before the execution of a contract for sale, either the seller or the contract itself must disclose to the prospective…”

Aikin v. WCI Communities, Inc., 26 So. 3d 691 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). · cites it 2× “Ai-kin was revoking and terminating the contract because WCI had failed to comply with the disclosure requirements of section 689.261, Florida Statutes (2005).”

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