§ 255.2502, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 255. PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS
Contracts which require annual appropriation; contingency statement.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
No executive branch department or agency, public officer or employee shall enter into any contract on behalf of the state, which contract binds the state or its executive agencies to the lease, rental, lease-purchase, purchase, or sale-leaseback of office space, real property or improvements to real property for a period in excess of 1 fiscal year, including any and all renewal periods and including all leases which constitute a series of leases unless the following statement is included in the contract: “The State of Florida’s performance and obligation to pay under this contract is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature.” The foregoing statement shall not be amended, supplemented, or waived, and shall be printed in type at least as large as any other type appearing on the contract. Any contract in violation of this section shall be null and void.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 10, ch. 88-409.
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites § 255.2502, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 255.249, Fla. Stat.Department of Management Services; responsibility; department rules.Printed as s. 255.2502
- § 255.25, Fla. Stat.Approval required before construction or lease of buildings.Printed as s. 255.2502; ss. 216.311, 255.2501, 255.2502, and 255.2503; ss. 216.311, 255.2502, and 255.2503; ss. 255.249, 255.2502, and 255.2503; ss. 255.2501, 255.2502, and 255.2503
- § 255.2501, Fla. Stat.Lease of space financed with local government obligations.Printed as ss. 255.2502 and 255.2503
- § 957.04, Fla. Stat.Contract requirements.Printed as ss. 255.2502 and 255.2503
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