Questions asked by the public about Florida law.
An Affidavit of Title is a sworn statement that describes the ownership history of a piece of property.
In a double net lease the tenant pays rent plus the property taxes and insurance, while the landlord remains responsible for major repairs and maintenance. It is most often used for commercial property.
In a full-service gross lease the tenant pays one monthly rent that covers utilities, taxes, insurance, and common area maintenance. The landlord maintains the property, so the tenant carries only its own expenses.
Percentage leases are common in the retail industry. They are typically used when tenants operate a business in a space they do not own.
A Triple Net Lease is a net lease where the tenant is responsible for the property taxes, building insurance, and standard area maintenance (CAM) charges in addition to the base rent.
Tenancy in common lets two or more people own a property together, each with an undivided interest in the whole. An owner can leave their share to anyone by will, and the property need not be sold when an owner dies.
A Florida Ladybird Deed lets a homeowner name a beneficiary to receive the home at death while keeping full control and homestead protection during life. The property passes to the beneficiary without probate.
Cocoa Beach places permit responsibility on the property owner rather than the contractor, so an owner can be cited when work starts without one.
Cocoa Beach sends every city lien search request to Orange Lien Data, LLC, the vendor it has used since April 2020 for title companies and buyers.
Construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line on Cocoa Beach's oceanfront generally needs a permit from the Florida DEP unless an exemption applies.
Cocoa Beach requires a vacation rental business tax receipt and yearly registration citywide, with inspections and an occupancy cap for properties the owner does not occupy.
Cocoa Beach sends variance and special exception requests to its Board of Adjustment, while a separate Planning Board advises on land use.
A Florida contractor must record a claim of lien no later than 90 days after last furnishing labor, services or materials, and the lien generally expires after 1 year.
A Florida co owner can file a partition action, and the court sets each owner's share, then divides the property or orders a sale and splits the proceeds by share.
Yes. A Florida online notary located in Florida may notarize for a signer in another state, though lenders and title insurers set their own remote closing rules.
A Florida home seller must give the buyer a flood disclosure at or before signing the contract, covering known flood damage, past flood insurance claims and flood aid received.
Florida documentary stamp tax on a deed is 70 cents per $100 of consideration, including any mortgage on the property, paid when the deed is recorded in Brevard County.
Melbourne deeds are recorded in the Brevard County Official Records with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, on paper or through approved eRecording vendors.
Melbourne homeowners apply with the Brevard County Property Appraiser by March 1, after owning and living in the home as a permanent residence on January 1.
A Melbourne rezoning starts with an online application to the city, then goes through public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council.
