Full question:
Does the intent to purchase land and an intent to the lease the land (e.g., lease/purchase agreement) have to be notarized to be legal and binding?
- Category: Real Property
- Date:
- State: Florida
Answer:
A notary public is a state-authorized officer who can administer oaths, take acknowledgments, certify documents, and take depositions if also a court reporter. In Florida, a person signing a document for land records must do so before a notary public. The notary must indicate the form of identification used, affix their seal, state their appointment expiration date, and print their name.
Notarizing a signature does not change a document's legality. The purpose of notarization is to verify that the signature is genuine, allowing the document to be recorded in land records, especially for land transfers.
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