Fla. Stat. 732.222
Purchaser for value or lender

(1)

If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property to which ss. 732.216-732.228 apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes the interest in the property free of any rights of the personal representative or a beneficiary of the decedent.

(2)

If a personal representative or a beneficiary of the decedent has apparent title to property to which ss. 732.216-732.228 apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes that interest in the property free of any rights of the surviving spouse.

(3)

A purchaser for value or a lender need not inquire whether a vendor or borrower acted properly.

(4)

The proceeds of a sale or creation of a security interest must be treated as the property transferred to the purchaser for value or a lender.

Source: Section 732.222 — Purchaser for value or lender, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0732.­222 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

§ 732.222. Purchaser for value or lender's source at flsenate​.gov