How is a construction lien discharged?Florida Statutes Section 713.21 addresses discharge of liens.  That section says that a lien properly perfected may be discharged by any of the following methods:(1) By entering satisfaction of the lien upon the margin of the

Design professionals may claim a lien on an owner’s property under Florida Statutes Section 713.03.  That section provides that any person who performs services as an architect, landscape architect, interior designer, engineer, or surveyor and mapper, has a lien on

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 the case of a husband or wife contracting as an

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 been paid for labor, services and/or materials furnished for a

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 Statutes Section 713.135, to make sure that permitting authorities do