§ 696.01 Contracts for sale of realty must be acknowledged in order to be recorded
§ 696.02 Assignments of contracts for sale of realty not entitled to record unless original is recorded or entitled to record
§ 696.03 When agreement executed by agent or attorney may be recorded
§ 696.04 What instruments affected by ss. 696.01-696.03
§ 696.05 Photographic recording by clerk of circuit court
§ 696.06 Photographic recording by county court judge

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 696 - Record of Contracts; Photographic Recording

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.