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FL Real Property Attack

Review the FL Real Property Attack with ordered issue-spotting steps, Florida flags where relevant, and a static markdown mirror.

SubjectReal PropertyLast reviewedMarch 12, 2026JurisdictionFlorida-aware

Ordered attack steps

Step 1. Estates in Land
  • Fee simple absolute
  • Life estate (waste doctrine)
  • Defeasible fees (determinable, subject to condition subsequent, subject to executory interest)
  • Future interests (reversion, remainder, executory interest)
Step 2. Concurrent Ownership
  • Tenancy in common (default)
  • Joint tenancy (TTIP + right of survivorship)
  • Tenancy by entireties (FL: real AND personal property)
  • Severance issues
Step 3. Recording (FL)
  • FL is PURE NOTICE state
  • BFP without notice wins regardless of recording order
  • Types of notice: Actual, constructive (record), inquiry
Step 4. FL Homestead
  • Creditor protection: NO VALUE CAP
  • Size limits: ½ acre urban, 160 acres rural
  • Devise restriction: Cannot devise away from spouse/minor children
  • Tax benefits
Step 5. Adverse Possession (FL)
  • 7 years continuous possession
  • MUST PAY PROPERTY TAXES (FL requirement)
  • Open, notorious, hostile, exclusive
  • Color of title helpful but not required
Step 6. Landlord-Tenant
  • Types: Term of years, periodic, at will, at sufferance
  • Implied warranty of habitability (residential)
  • Security deposit rules
  • Eviction procedures
Step 7. Land Transactions
  • Statute of Frauds (writing required)
  • Marketable title
  • Merger doctrine
  • Deed requirements & delivery