Terms Used In Florida Statutes 1013.16

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01

(1) A board may construct or place educational facilities and ancillary facilities on land that is owned by any person after the board has acquired from the owner of the land a long-term lease for the use of this land for a period of not less than 40 years or the life expectancy of the permanent facilities constructed thereon, whichever is longer.
(2) A board may enter into a short-term lease for the use of land owned by any person on which temporary or relocatable facilities are to be utilized.
(3) Leases executed by a university board of trustees pursuant to this section are subject to s. 1010.62.