When Must a Lienor Serve a Contractor’s Final Payment Affidavit in Florida?

Under Florida’s Construction Lien Law, a contractor is defined as “person other than a materialman or laborer who enters into a contract with the owner of real property for improving it or who takes over from a contractor” the remaining work under the original contract. It is important to remember that certain trades could be […]
Service Requirements for Copies of Construction Liens in Florida

Florida law requires that a copy of the construction lien be served on the owner of the real property “before recording or within 15 days after recording” the construction lien. Although a lienor is only required to serve a copy of the construction lien on the owner, as soon as a construction lien is signed […]