Florida Statute 696.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 696
RECORD OF CONTRACTS; PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING

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F.S. 696.01

696.01 Contracts for sale of realty must be acknowledged in order to be recorded.—No contract, agreement, or other instrument purporting to contain an agreement to purchase or sell real estate shall be recorded in the public records of any county in the state, unless such contract, agreement or other instrument is acknowledged by the vendor in the manner provided by law for the acknowledgment of deeds; and where there is no acknowledgment on the part of the vendor, the recording officers in the various counties of this state shall refuse to accept such instrument for record.

History.—s. 1, ch. 11813, 1927; CGL 5719.

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Cases Citing Statute 696.01

Total Results: 5

Coggins v. Mimms

373 So. 2d 964

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 1979 | Docket: 2566889

Cited 2 times | Published

contained no sworn acknowledgment of the vendors. Section 696.01, Florida Statutes (1977). Recordation of the

Morris v. Osteen

948 So. 2d 821, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 500, 2007 WL 120043

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 2007 | Docket: 64849111

Published

quitclaim title took priority over the lease under section 696.01, because the lease was not recorded. After

Ridgewood Utilities Corp. v. King

426 So. 2d 49

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 1982 | Docket: 1683749

Published

scheduled closing did not take place. Because Section 696.01, Florida Statutes (1981), requires that such

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 6, 1975 | Docket: 3255358

Published

Your question is answered in the negative. Section 696.01, F.S., provides: No contract, agreement, or

Bogle v. Perkins

240 So. 2d 801, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2442

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 4, 1970 | Docket: 64517365

Published

Mexico. “4. That at the time of the action, Florida Statute 696.01, F.S.A., [‘No contract, agreement, or other