Terms Used In Florida Statutes 694.17

  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
All conveyances, deeds, mortgages, lease assignments, or other recorded instruments transferring an interest in real property in this state to a custodian or trustee, which were recorded before July 1, 2006, but would be within the scope of s. 689.072 if recorded after July 1, 2006, are ratified, confirmed, and validated in all respects and shall be deemed to have vested such interest in the custodian or trustee without reversion or impairment, as if such instruments had been recorded after July 1, 2006, and s. 689.09 shall not apply to any such instruments regardless of when recorded.