Applications for Disclaimers, Quitclaim Deeds or Certificates
to Clear Title to Filled Formerly Sovereignty Lands and for Disclaimers for
Lands Lost Due to Avulsion or to Reclaim Lands Lost Due to Artificial Erosion
or Artificial Erosion and Avulsion.
(1) Disclaimers to Confirm Title of Formerly
Sovereignty Lands Filled Prior to May 29, 1951:
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of section
253.129, F.S., applicants for disclaimers to confirm title of formerly
sovereignty lands filled prior to May 29, 1951 (prior to June 11, 1957, in Dade
and Palm Beach Counties), or subsequent to these dates under authority of a
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit issued prior to these dates, may apply to
the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
(b) Applications for a disclaimer must be
made on DEP Form #63-031(16), effective date August 22, 1996, titled
"Application for Disclaimers to Confirm Title of Formerly Sovereignty Lands"
which is hereby incorporated by reference. Applications can be obtained from
the address as stated in subsection 18-21.019(6), F.A.C.
(2) Quitclaim Deeds to Clear Title of
Formerly Sovereignty Lands Filled after May 29, 1951, but prior to June 11,
1957:
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of
section
253.12(6),
F.S., applicants for quitclaim deeds to clear title of formerly sovereignty
lands filled after May 29, 1951, but prior to June 11, 1957 (except in Dade and
Palm Beach Counties), or subsequent to these dates under authority of a U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers permit issued prior to these dates, may apply to the
Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
(b) Applications for quitclaim deeds must be
made on DEP Form #63-032(16), effective date August 22, 1996, titled
"Application for Quitclaim Deed to Clear Title of Formerly Sovereignty Lands"
which is hereby incorporated by reference. Applications can be obtained from
the address stated in subsection 18-21.019(6), F.A.C.
(3) Certificate Documenting Waterward
Boundary Line as of July 1, 1975, of Filled Tidelands:
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of sections
253.12(9) and (10), F.S., applications for a certificate describing the
waterward boundary of that parcel as of July 1, 1975, may be requested from the
Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund by the owner of a
parcel of land that borders on a tidally influenced, natural
waterbody.
(b) Applications for a
certificate must be made on DEP Form #63-030(16), effective date August 22,
1996, titled "Application for Recordable Document for Lands Filled Prior to
July 1, 1975" which is hereby incorporated by reference. Applications can be
obtained from the address stated in subsection 18-21.019(6), F.A.C.
(4) Applications can be obtained
from the following address:
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of State Lands
Bureau of Survey and Mapping
Title and Land Records Section
Mail Station #108
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
(5) A non-refundable processing fee of
$500.00 shall be required for each application submitted.
