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Construction Liens – Contracting Party With No Title
What happens when the person contracting for improving real property has no interest as owner in the land? Under Section 713.11, no lien will attach to such property, except in …
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Construction Liens – Claim of Lien
A claim of lien is a document which is recorded in the public records to assert a lien on an owner’s real property in favor of persons who have not …
Construction Liens – Building Permit Applications
What does the building permit application process have to do with construction liens? The Florida Legislature went through a great deal of effort to write a quite lengthy statute, Florida …
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Construction Liens – Assignment of Liens
Are construction liens assignable? Yes, construction liens are assignable, except liens of laborers. Florida Statutes Section 713.19 provides that a lien or prospective lien, except that of a laborer, may …
Construction Liens – Application of Payments to Accounts
When making payment to someone with a running account or more than one contract, certain rules must be followed to ensure payments are properly allocated. Under Florida Statutes Section 713.14(1), …
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Construction Contracts – Mandatory Provisions
Lien Warnings: The Florida Statutes have requirements for mandatory provisions in contracts. For example, under Florida Statutes Section 713.015, any contract between an owner and a contractor with a value greater …
Construction Bonds – Requirements for Conditional Payment Bonds
What is a conditional payment bond? A conditional payment bond is an instrument under which the obligation of the surety to make payment to a claimant is dependent on certain …
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What Employers & Employees Need to Know
In response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). There are two major components of the Act that both employers …
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COVID-19 and the Bankruptcy Code
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) to provide a $2 trillion economic …