It is also available as a free ebook on Apple Books (Mac, iPhone, iPad), Google Books, Google Play Books (Android), Barnes and Noble Nook, and Amazon Kindle and as a $12 paperback on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

This is my fifth free ebook published this year. My first four ebooks “Florida Real Estate Sales Contracts”, “How To Form a Florida LLC or Limited Liability Company”, “How To Form a Florida Business Corporation”, “How To Form a Florida Nonprofit Corporation” were published earlier this year.

“Florida Real Estate Lease Agreements: A Collection of Forms for Lawyers” includes 240 pages of legal forms to provide an aid in drafting lease agreements for Florida real estate and includes related forms such as lease addendum forms, amendment to lease forms, assignment of lease forms, and termination of lease forms.

These free ebooks are primarily directed to lawyers because Florida real estate sales and leases and the formation of legal entities are based on Florida Statutes and case law so having a law degree is really a starting point in drafting them. If you are not an attorney, please engage an attorney to review any contract before you sign it or use it.

Please note that these free ebooks are provided for educational purposes only and are not legal advice and do not create an attorney-client relationship.

If approved by the Governor of Florida, Senate Bill 1196 would allow a contractor doing work for a tenant to ask the landlord for a copy of the lease provision that prohibits construction liens. The copy must be verified by the landlord using a penalties-of-perjury clause. If the landlord fails to provide the copy within 30 days, then the tenant’s contractor might be able to lien the property.

This new law would provide additional rights for contractors of tenants and additional duties for landlords.

Florida landlords have for many years been allowed to include a provision in their leases prohibiting construction liens (mechanics liens) for construction ordered by their tenants. This is not always fair to the contractors who do the work and don’t get paid, especially when the work improves the landlord’s land, so the 2011 Florida Legislature approved an amendment to the Florida Construction Lien Law that might allow contractors to get their foot in the door to file a lien.

For additional information, see the free ebook written by Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer James W. Martin on Florida Real Estate Lease Agreements.