627.7843 Ownership and encumbrance reports.

627.7843 Ownership and encumbrance reports.

   (1) As used in this section, the term “ownership and encumbrance report” means a report that discloses certain defined documents imparting constructive notice and appearing in the official records relating to specified real property.

   (2) An ownership and encumbrance report may not directly or indirectly set forth or imply any opinion, warranty, guarantee, insurance, or other similar assurance as to the status of title to real property.

   (3) Any ownership and encumbrance report or similar report that is relied on or intended to be relied on by a consumer must be on forms approved by the office, and must provide for a maximum liability for incorrect information of not more than $1,000.

History. s. 101, ch. 92-318; s. 1206, ch. 2003-261.