Florida legal term
Real property in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Real property” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Real property” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Real property” means any real property or any interest in such real property, including, but not limited to, any lease of or mortgage upon such real property. (Fla. Stat. § 895.02)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Arson
- Escrow business by unauthorized persons; use of name
- Exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older
- Florida Communications Fraud Act
- Fraudulent sale or lease of real property
- Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty
- Making false statement to obtain property or credit or to detain real property
- Mortgage fraud
- Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions
- Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school
- Real property; dual contracts prohibited
- Searches and seizure using a drone
Related terms in the same statutes
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