§35-4-51.1. Recordation of memorandum of lease; contents; effect.  


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  • (a) A memorandum of a lease may be recorded in lieu of the lease itself if the memorandum is executed and acknowledged by the lessor and the lessee and contains:

    (1) The names of the lessor and lessee;

    (2) The term of the lease;

    (3) Any option of the lessee to renew or extend the term of the lease; and

    (4) The specific legal description of the leased premises, or a survey or plot plan authorized under subsection (c) showing the location of the leased premises.

    (b) A memorandum recorded under this section may also contain any other agreement made between the lessor and the lessee in the lease.

    (c) A survey or plot plan may be used in lieu of a specific legal description to describe:

    (1) Any part of a building on the leased premises, if the specific legal description of the real property on which the building is located is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan;

    (2) Any part of the leased premises that is part of a larger tract of land, if the specific legal description of the larger tract is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan; or

    (3) Real property of the lessor, in addition to the leased premises if:

    a. The use of such additional real property is restricted, benefitted or otherwise affected by the terms of the lease; and

    b. The specific legal description of the additional real property is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan.

    (d) As to the provisions contained in a memorandum recorded under this section, recording the memorandum has the same effect as recording the lease itself.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-942, p. 1850, §1.)