THE FLORIDA BAR RE: ADVISORY OPINION

Nos. 77675, 77737.

602 So.2d 914 (1992)

THE FLORIDA BAR RE: ADVISORY OPINION — NONLAWYER PREPARATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASES UP TO ONE YEAR IN DURATION. THE FLORIDA BAR RE: APPROVAL OF FORMS PURSUANT to RULE 10-1.1(b) OF THE RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Boyd, Chairman, Standing Committee on UPL of Boyd & Branch, P.A., Lori S. Holcomb, Asst. UPL Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Richard D. Sneed, Jr., Member, The Standing Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law, Fort Pierce, and Randy J. Schwartz, Vice President, Law & Policy, Florida Ass'n of Realtors, Orlando, for petitioner in No. 77675.

Wayne L. Helsby, Chairman, Simplified Legal Forms Committee of Hogg, Allen, Norton & Blue, Orlando, Tim D. Haines of Simmons and Gray, P.A., Ocala, on behalf of Simplified Legal Forms Committee, Ruth Barnes Himes of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith and Cutler, P.A., Tampa, and Gary P. Simon of Simon & Simon, P.A., Miami, on behalf of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, responding.

Benjamin H. Hill III, President, Tampa, Alan T. Dimond, President-elect, Miami, John T. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Mary Ellen Bateman, UPL Counsel and Lori S. Holcomb, Asst. UPL Counsel, Tallahassee, of The Florida Bar, Robert M. Sondak, Chairman, Board Committee on Access to the Legal System, Miami, Wayne L. Helsby, Chairman, Standing Committee on Simplified Legal Forms, Orlando, and Tim Haines of Simmons & Gray, Ocala, on behalf of Simplified Legal Forms Committee, for petitioner in No. 77737.

Ruth Barnes Himes of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Tampa, and Gary P. Simon of Simon & Simon, P.A., Miami, responding for the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar.


PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to rule 10-7.1(b) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Randy J. Schwartz, Vice President of Legal Affairs of the Florida Association of Realtors, petitioned The Florida Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law (the Standing Committee) for an advisory opinion on the following question:

Whether it constitutes the unlicensed practice of law for a Florida real estate licensee and/or other nonlawyer to draft a residential...

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