FL S0518

Adds an exception to marketable record title for any rights, title, or interest held by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, water management districts under chapter 373, or the United States.

Clarifies that marketable record title is free and clear of all estates, interests, claims, or charges that existed before the effective date of the root of title, except as provided in the exceptions section.

Allows property owners to provide notice of marketable title action through newspaper publication in addition to mailed notice, requiring publication once weekly for 2 consecutive weeks with recording information and county location.

Specifies that the clerk of the circuit court is not required to mail notice for covenants or restrictions, and that failure of a purported owner to receive mailed notice does not affect the validity of the filing.

Effective date: July 1, 2010.