Section 689.15 of the Florida Statutes provides that:
“The doctrine of the right of survivorship in cases of real estate and personal property held by joint tenants shall not prevail in this state; that is to say, except, in cases of estates by entirety, a devise, transfer or conveyance heretofore or hereafter made to two or more shall create a tenancy in common, unless the instrument creating the estate shall expressly provide for the right of survivorship.” Therefore, since there is nothing in the deed that “expressly provides” for the right of survivorship, it does not exist with this transaction. Deeds that provide this right either will have explicit language or a box checked that specifies this right is provided.
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