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Florida Real And Personal Property Code Section 695.01 - Record Of Conveyances Of Real Estate - Conveyances to be recorded.

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Title XL   REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 695   RECORD OF CONVEYANCES OF REAL ESTATE

695.01  Conveyances to be recorded.--

(1)  No conveyance, transfer, or mortgage of real property, or of any interest therein, nor any lease for a term of 1 year or longer, shall be good and effectual in law or equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice, unless the same be recorded according to law; nor shall any such instrument made or executed by virtue of any power of attorney be good or effectual in law or in equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice unless the power of attorney be recorded before the accruing of the right of such creditor or subsequent purchaser.

(2)  Grantees by quitclaim, heretofore or hereafter made, shall be deemed and held to be bona fide purchasers without notice within the meaning of the recording acts.

History.--ss. 4, 9, Nov. 15, 1828; RS 1972; GS 2480; RGS 3822; CGL 5698; s. 10, ch. 20954, 1941; s. 8, ch. 85-63.

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Last modified: November 21, 2006