Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida
Can an unlicensed individual advertise, show, negotiate and sign a lease for a landlord even though they have no property ownership interest in said property. Can they sign as the landlord and if so is that a valid and enforceable lease in the state of Florida
Asked on 7/09/12, 9:43 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein
De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary
An individual without a license can show and negotiate a lease. Unless they have a power of attorney for the landlord, as an individual, or authority from an entity, they cannot sign the lease for the owner of the property. They dont have to have ownership interest to do the above work. The lease can only be valid and enforceable if the parties to the agreement had a meeting of the minds and had authority to enter into the resulting agreement.
Answered on 7/09/12, 4:16 pm
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