# Florida — Real estate deed witness requirements by US state — quoted from the state's own statute

For Florida, witness requirement is signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses; limit or alternative is Any requirement that an instrument be signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses may be satisfied by witnesses being present and electronically signing by means of audio-video communication technology; statute is Fla. Stat. § 689.01(1), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Witness requirement:** signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit or alternative:** Any requirement that an instrument be signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses may be satisfied by witnesses being present and electronically signing by means of audio-video communication technology _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Fla. Stat. § 689.01(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 689.01 How real estate conveyed. — (1) No estate or interest of freehold, or for a term of more than 1 year, or any uncertain interest of, in, or out of any messuages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments shall be created, made, granted, transferred, or released in any manner other than by instrument in writing, signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses by the party creating, making, granting, conveying, transferring, or releasing such estate, interest, or term of more than 1 year, or by the party’s lawfully authorized agent, unless by will and testament, or other testamentary appointment, duly made according to law;

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Limit or alternative

> Any requirement that an instrument be signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses may be satisfied by witnesses being present and electronically signing by means of audio-video communication technology, as defined in s. 117.201 .

### Statute

> 689.01 How real estate conveyed. — (1) No estate or interest of freehold

## Source

- https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/689.01

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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