Learn the Florida Contract for Sale and Purchase
Sections 13 and 14. Simple but always know your requirements
This post is part of a full breakdown of the Florida CRSP-17 Contract.
Today we’re covering Sections 13 & 14 — Complete Agreement and Assignability.
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🧾 Section 13 – Complete Agreement
This Contract is the entire agreement between Seller and Buyer. Except for brokerage agreements, no prior or present agreements will bind Seller, Buyer, or Broker unless incorporated into this Contract.
Modifications of this Contract will not be binding unless in writing, signed or initialed, and delivered by the party to be bound.
Electronic signatures will be acceptable and binding. Signatures, initials, documents referenced in this Contract, counterparts, and written modifications communicated electronically or on paper will be acceptable for all purposes, including delivery, and will be binding.
Handwritten or typewritten terms inserted in or attached to this Contract prevail over preprinted terms.
If any provision of this Contract is or becomes invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions will continue to be fully effective.
Seller and Buyer will use diligence and good faith in performing all obligations under this Contract.
This Contract will not be recorded in any public records.
💡 What this actually means
If it’s not in this contract or a signed addendum, it doesn’t exist. Period.
Email promises? Texts? Conversations? None of it matters unless it’s incorporated here.
Verbal “guarantees” from agents or sellers mean nothing if they don’t make it into the contract body.
The phrase “handwritten terms prevail” gives you power—but only if you actually write them in.
One clause being unenforceable won’t kill the whole deal. The rest still stands.
Pro tip:
Use this clause when a deal starts to spiral into “he said, she said.” Always bring the conversation back to what's in writing. The CRSP-17 has your back—but only if you’ve used it correctly.
🔄 Section 14 – Assignability; Persons Bound
Buyer may not assign this Contract without Seller's written consent.
The terms "Seller," "Buyer," and "Broker" may be singular or plural.
This Contract is binding on the heirs, administrators, executors, personal representatives, and assigns (if permitted) of Seller, Buyer, and Broker.
🚨 What most agents miss
This contract is not assignable by default.
If you’re working with an investor—or any buyer who might want to flip the contract—you must use an addendum that expressly permits assignment. Without it? They’re locked out.
And if they assign it without consent? That’s a breach. Full stop.
🧠 Strategy tip
If you know your buyer is an LLC or a fund—and especially if they want the right to assign—write it in. Use the Florida Realtors Assignment Addendum or draft a custom clause like:
“Buyer may assign this contract without Seller’s consent to any entity owned or controlled by Buyer, or for financing purposes.”
No clause = no assignment.
No assignment = no flexibility.
And no flexibility = potential lawsuit when your buyer thinks they have rights they don’t.
Coming Up Next in This Series
Section 15 – Default (How you actually lose—or win—a deposit)
Section 16 – Dispute Resolution (Why arbitration might not mean what you think)
Section 17 – Escrow Agent Mechanics (And who really controls the cash)
Addendums – What’s real, what’s fluff, and how they interact with the contract
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