Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Every year we are required to sign a new lease. This is commercial space. I had some issues with the lease they sent me and I made changes, initialed the changes and signed the last page (I was the first signer, the board had not signed yet) and sent the changed lease back. When I received my lease back a month later, the page that I had made changes to had been removed (I have a copy of the page where i made the changes) and the original page had been put back in and the board had signed the lease with my signature already in place. Is this not forgery, since the document was changed after i signed?


Asked on 4/06/12, 11:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Burt Stutchin Harris & Stutchin

Neither they nor you can unilaterally change the terms of the lease contract. They didn't accept your changes; and you have not accepted theirs- unless you fail to challenge their corrections and thus waive your objections. In the future, if you wish to renegotiate your lease terms, you should do so directly by pointing out the requested changes upfront. If the landlord doesn't agree, you can either compromise or lease elsewhere.

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Answered on 4/06/12, 1:16 pm


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