Manatee County Termination, Cancellation of Easement / Right of Way Form

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Manatee County Release of Easement, Right of Way Form

Manatee County Release of Easement, Right of Way Form

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Document Last Validated 6/2/2026
Manatee County Guidelines for Release of Easement / Access

Manatee County Guidelines for Release of Easement / Access

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.

Document Last Validated 5/28/2026
Manatee County Completed Example of the Release of Easement Document

Manatee County Completed Example of the Release of Easement Document

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Important: Your property must be located in Manatee County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court

Address:
1115 Manatee Ave West / PO Box 25400
Bradenton, Florida 34205 / 34206

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (941) 749-1800

Recording Tips for Manatee County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned

Cities and Jurisdictions in Manatee County

Properties in any of these areas use Manatee County forms:

  • Anna Maria
  • Bradenton
  • Bradenton Beach
  • Cortez
  • Ellenton
  • Holmes Beach
  • Longboat Key
  • Myakka City
  • Oneco
  • Palmetto
  • Parrish
  • Sarasota
  • Tallevast
  • Terra Ceia

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How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Manatee County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Manatee County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Manatee County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Manatee County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Manatee County?

Recording fees in Manatee County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (941) 749-1800 for current fees.

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Florida's Termination, Cancellation of Easement / Right of Way is a recorded instrument that releases a previously recorded easement — a driveway, access road, utility line, drainage easement, or general right of way — from the title of the burdened parcel. What separates Florida's version from other states is the execution standard. An instrument that conveys or releases an interest in real property must be signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses and acknowledged before a notary (Fla. Stat. § 689.01). Most states require only notarization. A release missing the second witness will be rejected at recording, and until the document is filed, the easement continues to appear in the chain of title and bind subsequent purchasers and lenders (Fla. Stat. § 695.01).

When to Use This Document in Florida

This form is used when a recorded easement is no longer needed and both the burdened owner and the easement holder want it removed from the property's title record. Common scenarios include a utility easement (power, gas, water, sewer, telecommunications) where service has been rerouted or abandoned; a drainage easement replaced by a different stormwater arrangement; a private access road or driveway easement that has fallen out of use because alternative access exists; and a general right of way the holder has decided to relinquish. Until the release is recorded, a title examiner running the chain on the burdened parcel will still flag the easement, which can hold up a sale, refinance, or title insurance commitment even when no one is actually using the easement.

Execution Requirements Under Florida Law

The signature requirements for a Florida easement release are stricter than the national norm. Two subscribing witnesses must be present when the document is signed (Fla. Stat. § 689.01). Acknowledgment must then be taken by an authorized officer — typically a Florida notary public, or an authorized official in another jurisdiction for documents signed out of state (Fla. Stat. § 695.03). The notary may also serve as one of the two witnesses, but must sign separately in each capacity. Both the owner of the burdened (servient) parcel and the holder of the easement (the dominant estate, or the utility company in the case of a utility easement) sign the release, since the document terminates an interest the holder owns. If either side is held by more than one party — co-owners on the burdened parcel, joint easement holders, or multiple grantee utilities — every party with an interest signs.

Florida Recording Requirements

Florida imposes specific formatting requirements on documents submitted for recording (Fla. Stat. § 695.26). The release must:

  • Print, type, or stamp the name of each person who executes the instrument legibly beneath that person's signature
  • Include the post office address of each party with a property interest affected by the document
  • Identify the person who prepared the instrument by name and address on the face of the document
  • Provide a 3-inch by 3-inch space at the top right corner of the first page for the Clerk's recording stamp, with at least a 1-inch margin on the remaining pages

A release that omits the preparer block or the recording margin is routinely bounced back by Florida Clerks. The release should also identify the easement being terminated by reference to its original recording — book and page or instrument number — so the chain of title clearly ties the release back to the encumbrance it extinguishes.

Florida-Specific Traps

Documentary stamp tax

Florida levies documentary stamp tax on instruments that transfer an interest in real property (Fla. Stat. § 201.02). A release given for no consideration is generally taxed at the minimum, but if the burdened owner is paying the easement holder to release the easement, the consideration is the tax base. Doc stamps are paid to the Clerk at recording. Miami-Dade County applies an additional surtax under its own structure, so a release recorded there carries a different total than the same release recorded in any other county.

Homestead

If the burdened parcel is the owner's homestead under Article X, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution, and the owner is married, both spouses must join in any instrument that alienates an interest in the homestead. While a release is technically extinguishing an outside interest rather than conveying the owner's, the cautious practice on a homestead parcel is to have both spouses sign so the title examiner has nothing to question later.

Marketable Record Title Act

Florida's Marketable Record Title Act (Fla. Stat. Chapter 712) can extinguish certain easements 30 years after the root of title if no notice of preservation was filed. Before paying for or negotiating a release, it is worth checking whether MRTA has already cleared an old easement. If MRTA has not run — or the easement is one MRTA does not reach, such as a public utility easement — recording an explicit termination is the clean way to clear title.

Plat-referenced easements

Many Florida easements are created not by a separate instrument but by dedication on a recorded plat. Releasing a plat-dedicated easement requires the release to identify the plat by name, plat book, and page, and to describe the easement area as shown on that plat. A generic release that does not tie back to the specific plat reference will not give the title examiner what they need to remove the encumbrance from the parcel's title summary.

Recording the Release

The completed release is filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the Florida county where the burdened property is located. Florida has 67 counties, each with its own Clerk's office. Recording fees include a per-page charge plus an indexing fee for each name beyond the first four (Fla. Stat. § 28.24), in addition to any documentary stamp tax owed at recording. Once recorded, the release joins the chain of title and gives constructive notice to subsequent purchasers and lenders (Fla. Stat. § 695.01). Recording promptly matters because Florida is a notice-recording state: an unrecorded release is not effective against a subsequent purchaser or lender for value who takes without notice. Until the release is in the public record, the easement continues to encumber the parcel for title purposes regardless of any side agreement between the parties.

What's Included in the Download Package

The Florida Termination, Cancellation of Easement / Right of Way package includes:

  • The form, formatted to Florida recording requirements with the 3x3 Clerk space, signature blocks, two witness lines, and notary acknowledgment
  • Line-by-line guidelines explaining what goes in each blank
  • A completed example showing the form filled in correctly

The forms are prepared by Deeds.com's forms development team and delivered as an instant download in Adobe PDF.

Important: Your property must be located in Manatee County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Termination, Cancellation of Easement / Right of Way meets all recording requirements specific to Manatee County.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Manatee County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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