Florida Statutes 680.1095 – Application of ch. 98-11
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 680.1095
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lease: means a transfer of the right to possession and use of goods for a term in return for consideration, but a sale, including a sale on approval or a sale or return, or retention or creation of a security interest is not a lease. See Florida Statutes 680.1031
- writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01
This act does not apply to any lease contract entered into before the effective date of this act unless the parties thereto specifically agree in writing that the lease contract as expanded, amended, modified, renewed, or supplemented shall be governed by applicable law as supplemented or amended by this act. Absent such specific agreement, transactions validly entered into before that date and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from them remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as though this act had not taken effect.