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Q: Florida sells land by what treaty?

It is important to know what Treaty Florida uses to sell land.

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Cesar Mejia Duenas
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  • Miami, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: Hi, there is more information needed to answer this question properly. The State of Florida can acquire properties in foreclosure for unpaid taxes and other surplus lands pursuant to the Murphy Act. Please provide additional information.

Keith Kanouse
Keith Kanouse
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  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: It starts with Adams-Onís Treaty or the Transcontinental Treaty between the United States and Spain in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1819.

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