What are the recording requirements for deeds?

The requirements for recording instruments affecting real property are found in Florida Statutes Chapter 695.26.

  • The name of each person who executed the document must be legibly printed, typed, or stamped beneath the signature.
  • The name and address of the person who prepared the document must be legibly printed, typed, or stamped on the document.
  • Two witnesses to the grantors signature are required and the witness names must be legibly printed, typed, or stamped beneath their signatures.
  • The document must be notarized. The name of the notary public, or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments, whose signature appears on the document must be legibly printed, typed, or stamped beneath the signature.
  • A 3 by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on the first page is reserved for use by the clerk of court.
  • The name and mailing address for each grantee must be legibly printed, typed, or stamped on the document.

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