Private, flexible property ownership under the Florida Land Trust Act.
A Florida land trust is an ownership structure authorized by the Florida Land Trust Act (Section 689.071, Florida Statutes) in which a trustee holds title to real property for the benefit of the trust’s beneficiaries. Only the trustee appears in the public record. Who actually owns and controls the property stays private.
Premier Law forms land trusts for investors, landlords, and private individuals, serves as counsel on trustee arrangements, and structures the beneficial interests behind the trust. We also move existing properties into trust and coordinate financing and insurance so the structure works in practice, not just on paper.
Benefits
Privacy is the headline benefit: your name stays off the deed, which matters to landlords, public figures, and anyone who prefers not to advertise their holdings. But the structure carries practical advantages beyond privacy.
Beneficial interests in a land trust are personal property, so they can be assigned without recording a new deed, divided among multiple owners cleanly, and integrated with your broader estate and asset planning. Each property can sit in its own trust, isolating it from the others for liability and management purposes.
Only the trustee appears in public records. Ownership, control, and succession live in the unrecorded trust agreement.
Tell us what you own and what you want kept private. We will tell you if a land trust fits.
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