Florida Counter Offer – Purchase contract

Florida Counter Offer – Purchase contract

Florida Counter Offer – Purchase contract

Only the final, accepted terms need to be signed by all parties.


Here’s how it works in Florida:

If a Counter-Offer Is Made

  • A counter-offer is a rejection of the original offer and a new offer back to the other party.
  • Only the counter-offer needs to be signed/initialed by the party making it.

For Acceptance

  • The other party must then sign/initial the counter-offer to create a binding contract.
  • Once the counter-offer is fully executed (signed by both parties), that becomes the contract.

Does the Original Contract Need Signatures Too?

  • No.

    Once a counter-offer is made, the original offer is considered rejected.
    It does not need to be signed again by both parties unless they return to those original terms.

Common Practice in Florida

  • Parties sign:
    • The counter-offer form (or the changes page)
    • The final agreed-to version of the contract (which incorporates the counter terms)
  • You do not need signatures on the original version that was countered.

Exception

If the “counter” is done via initials on changed terms within the contract itself, then all modified pages must be initialed by both parties to show agreement.

 

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