Q: in Florida.is a verbal agreement, and handshake difficult to prove or get justice when broken?
My landlord and I made a deal, he would sell me the house and land next door, and I would move out of the home I was currently renting from him and move into the house next door as a renter until I was ready to buy it. His end was agreeing not to sell until i was ready to buy, or come to me first if he had a buyer. close to a yr later, he just sold the house and informed me, by introducing me to my new landlord I READ RECENTLY t hat it may be much easier to prove if actions are used to prove, such as my volunteering to move out of my house and into the one i was going to buy, to show good faith. Do my
actions of moving out to show good faith help with proving my case if I have one?
A:
Your ability to try to prove your case is extemely difficult. Also agreeemrnt regarding land usually must be in writing to be enforceable.
Another misstep was you cannot withhold rent unless you take the correct steps.
I would say that your chances of proving anything in court are slim to none.
Jonathan A. Klurfeld agrees with this answer
A: The statute of frauds prevents handshake deals for the sale of real property in FL; the transfer of real estate MUST be in writing to be enforceable. So, first problem is the "deal" is likely avoidable by landlord by law. And impossible to prove by verbal agreement.
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