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Florida law provides that certain lienors (subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and materialmen to contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors) are required to serve notice to owner, failure [...]

Florida law provides that a claimant may serve a notice to owner by: Hand delivery; Common carrier delivery service; or Registered, global express guaranteed or certified mail with postage [...]

Florida law provides if a notice to owner on an improvement without a payment bond or a preliminary notice on an improvement with a payment bond is mailed by registered, global express [...]

When the members of the Improved Construction Practices Committee (ICPC) heard about the difficulty a construction lienor had in getting a construction lien timely recorded, they decided to take [...]

A notice to owner is deemed served upon mailing when it is properly mailed to the last address shown in the notice of commencement or any amendment thereto, or if none, to the last address shown [...]

On June 21, 2021, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 378 that increases the interest rate relating to payments due for construction services. These changes took effect July 1, 2021. Senate Bill [...]

To enforce a construction lien, a notice to owner must be timely served by subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and materialmen. Subject to exceptions that will be discussed in subsequent posts, a [...]

All subcontractors and materialmen, except those having a direct contract with the owner or providing subdivision improvements must comply with the Construction Lien Law’s notice to owner [...]

Before commencing construction, a notice of commencement is typically required to be recorded in the public records of the county in which the improvement is located. The purpose of a notice of [...]

Typically, an owner or contractor will require a subcontractor or material supplier to execute a release or waiver of lien to receive a progress payment for construction of improvements. These [...]