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Florida Statute 689.261 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 689.261 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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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.

Cases Citing F.S. 689.261

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·Mailloux v. Briella Townhomes, LLC, 3 So. 3d 394 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 738, 2009 WL 249113

...Disclosure Act ("ILSA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1701-20 (2006), since construction was required to be completed within two years. The trial court also found that Briella's failure to provide an ad valorem tax disclosure summary pursuant to Florida Statutes section 689.261 (2006), did not provide the Maillouxes with a private cause of action....
...rmance which are included in the contract at issue do not render Briella's obligation to complete construction within two years illusory within the ILSA context. 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 purchaser that the property may be subject to higher property taxes after purchase....
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·Aikin v. WCI Communities, Inc., 26 So. 3d 691 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 902, 2010 WL 366584

...NOTES [1] Jim Aikin died on May 30, 2006, before Jan Aikin commenced the lawsuit against WCI. [2] The notice also informed WCI that Ms. Aikin 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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