Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1195: Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revises persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include clerk of court; requires quitclaim deed be executed in presence of specified number of subscribing witnesses; prohibits recording of such deeds until after specified cooling-off period; authorizes specified adult to designate certain person through filing of power of attorney; requires clerk to contact such person before cooling-off period elapses; authorizes person designated in power of attorney to object in writing to quitclaim deed being recorded; requires clerk to notify persons of right to file rescission; requires clerk to enroll specified adult in statewide Property Alert Service; requires clerk to conduct preliminary investigation; requires clerk to refer objection to not-for-profit legal aid organization for further investigation; authorizes not-for-profit legal aid organization to request additional time to investigate; requires clerk to record quitclaim deed if no fraud or exploitation of specified adult is suspected; requires clerk or not-for-profit legal aid organization that suspects quitclaim deed was obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means to refer matter to state attorney for further investigation & prosecution; requires clerks to provide certain materials written in plain language.
What the bill says
An act relating to the protection of specified persons against the fraudulent and exploitative conveyance of property interests; amending s. 415.1034, F.S.; revising the list of persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include the clerk of the court; creating s. 415.1104, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring that any quitclaim deed purporting to convey real property or an interest therein from a specified adult be executed in the presence of a specified number of subscribing witnesses…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the protection of specified persons against the fraudulent and exploitative conveyance of property interests; amending s. 415.1034, F.S.; revising the list of persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include the clerk of the court; creating s. 415.1104, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring that any quitclaim deed purporting to convey real property or an interest therein from a specified adult be executed in the presence of a specified number of subscribing witnesses; prohibiting the recording of such deeds with the clerk until after a specified cooling-off period has elapsed; authorizing a specified adult to designate a certain person through a power of attorney recorded with the clerk; requiring the clerk to contact the person designated in the power of attorney before the cooling-off period elapses; authorizing such person to object in writing to the quitclaim deed being recorded; requiring the clerk to notify specified persons of their right to file a recission of the quitclaim deed; requiring the clerk to provide instructions on how to file such recission; requiring the clerk to enroll the specified adult in the statewide Property Alert Service if an objection is words underlined are additions. hb1195-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1195 2026 made; requiring the clerk to conduct a preliminary investigation and provide notification …