Florida Statute 712.10 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 712
MARKETABLE RECORD TITLES TO REAL PROPERTY

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F.S. 712.10

712.10 Law to be liberally construed.—This law shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record title as described in s. 712.02 subject only to such limitations as appear in s. 712.03.

History.—s. 10, ch. 63-133.

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Total Results: 19

Blanton v. City of Pinellas Park

887 So. 2d 1224, 2004 WL 2359991

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 21, 2004 | Docket: 1515177

Cited 46 times | Published

provisions are to be construed liberally. See § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (2003). Section 712.02, Florida Statutes

Marshall v. Hollywood, Inc.

236 So. 2d 114

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 13, 1970 | Docket: 456749

Cited 26 times | Published

intention behind the Act, as expressed in F.S. § 712.10, F.S.A., was to simplify and facilitate land title

Marshall v. Hollywood, Inc.

224 So. 2d 743

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 1969 | Docket: 1672016

Cited 20 times | Published

interested therein to rely on a record title. Section 712.10, F.S. 1967, F.S.A. The purpose of the act is

Holland v. Hattaway

438 So. 2d 456, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24436

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 1983 | Docket: 1731842

Cited 11 times | Published

permit persons to rely on the record title (section 712.10), it is difficult to believe the legislature

Wilson v. Kelley

226 So. 2d 123

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1969 | Docket: 449590

Cited 10 times | Published

limitations as appear in § 712.03." Fla. Stat. § 712.10 (1967), F.S.A. [6] These observations as to matters

Cirelli v. Ent

885 So. 2d 423, 2004 WL 2340685

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 2004 | Docket: 1286814

Cited 8 times | Published

only to such limitations as appear in s. 712.03." § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (2002). In ITT Rayonier, Inc. v. Wadsworth

H & F Land v. Panama City-Bay Co. Airport

736 So. 2d 1167, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 264, 1999 Fla. LEXIS 1047, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 264

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1999 | Docket: 1434171

Cited 8 times | Published

and facilitating land title transactions. See § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (1995). MRTA was designed to simplify

Sawyer v. Modrall

286 So. 2d 610

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 23, 1973 | Docket: 1714521

Cited 8 times | Published

interested parties rely on the record title, Section 712.10, F.S. 1971, F.S.A.; Marshall v. Hollywood,

Martin v. Town of Palm Beach

643 So. 2d 112, 1994 WL 543591

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 7, 1994 | Docket: 1493118

Cited 5 times | Published

construed to effect [this] legislative purpose." § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (1993). Section 712.02[4] provides

Askew v. Sonson

409 So. 2d 7

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 23, 1981 | Docket: 525680

Cited 5 times | Published

only to such limitations as appear in s. 712.03." § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (1977). Section 712.01, Florida Statutes

Sunshine Vistas Homeowners Ass'n v. Caruana

623 So. 2d 490, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 463, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 1439, 1993 WL 335012

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 1993 | Docket: 1182998

Cited 4 times | Published

[section] 712.03[, Florida Statutes (1989)]." § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (1989). The act provides that a person

Sunshine Vistas Homeowners Ass'n v. Caruana

597 So. 2d 809

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 5, 1992 | Docket: 1704690

Cited 2 times | Published

to such limitations as appear in s. 712.03." Section 712.10, Fla. Stat. (1989). Section 712.02, Florida

Clipper Bay Investments, LLC v. State Department of Transportation

117 So. 3d 7, 2013 WL 425882, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1680

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 5, 2013 | Docket: 60232764

Cited 1 times | Published

only to such limitations as appear in s.712.03. § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (2008). Thus, under MRTA “ ‘any claim

Matissek v. Waller

51 So. 3d 625, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 81, 2011 WL 116144

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 2011 | Docket: 2407912

Cited 1 times | Published

2004). To effectuate this legislative purpose, section 712.10 requires the MRTA "be liberally construed

Eddie Dorsey, a/k/a Eddie Dorsey, Jr., Audrey Dorsey, Cynthia Riggins, Johnnie Mae Dorsey, James Dorsey, Lillie Dorsey a/k/a Lillie Ruth Dorsey v. Franklin Robinson, Josephine Robinson, and Mary Thompson

270 So. 3d 462

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 5, 2019 | Docket: 14882795

Published

simplifying and facilitating land title transactions.” § 712.10, Fla. Stat. (2016). The MRTA accomplishes that

Florida Department of Transportation v. Clipper Bay Investments, LLC

160 So. 3d 858, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 164, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 577, 2015 WL 1379975

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2015 | Docket: 60246934

Published

established”). And the rule of liberal construction in section 712.10 cannot be used to defeat the plain meaning

Department of Transportation v. Mid-Peninsula Realty Investment Group, LLC

162 So. 3d 218, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 1947, 2015 WL 630201

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 13, 2015 | Docket: 2634276

Published

intent is not contained within MRTA. Instead, section 712.10 provides that MRTA “shall be liberally construed

Kittrell v. Clark

383 So. 2d 909, 1980 Fla. LEXIS 4231

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 8, 1980 | Docket: 64576232

Published

previously noted and commented on the declaration in section 712.10 that the act is to be “liberally construed

Marshall v. Hollywood, Inc.

236 So. 2d 114, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2729

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 13, 1970 | Docket: 64514914

Published

intention behind the Act, as expressed in F.S. § 712.10, F.S.A., was to simplify and facilitate land title