Gary L. Brown | Construction Executive Before Florida updated its laws for construction bonds, there were some significant differences between how liens and bond claims were litigated. Forms and procedures lacked uniformity that created unnecessary challenges for the construction industry and legal practitioners serving the industry. Now, more consistency among the laws should benefit contractors,… Continue reading Uniformity in Florida’s Construction Bond Laws Brings About Fairness for the Industry
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Contract, Project, and Arbitration in Florida? State Has Personal Jurisdiction Over Action to Enforce Arbitration Award
E. Mabry Rogers, J. David Pugh and Amandeep S. Kahlon | Buildsmart On June 24, 2020, in Sayers Constr., LLC v. Timberline Constr., Inc., et al., a Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s denial of a contractor’s motion to dismiss. The contractor moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a dispute… Continue reading Contract, Project, and Arbitration in Florida? State Has Personal Jurisdiction Over Action to Enforce Arbitration Award
Homeowners Beware of Construction Liens
Michael P. Beltran | Ansa Assuncao As many homeowners have decided to conduct overdue home improvement projects while they are spending more time at home, consumers need to be aware of Florida’s lien law. As a mandatory disclosure required in all contracts greater than $2,500 states: ACCORDING TO FLORIDA’S CONSTRUCTION LIEN LAW (SECTIONS 713.001-713.37, FLORIDA… Continue reading Homeowners Beware of Construction Liens
Florida Court Holds Insurer Not Required To Plead Exclusions As Affirmative Defenses To Preserve Defenses To Coverage
Kelly N. Hallisey | Phelps Dunbar A Florida appellate court held that under a named perils policy, an insurer need not plead a policy exclusion as an affirmative defense in order to present evidence that an insured’s damage was the result of a non-covered cause of loss. Citizen’s Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Kings Creek South Condo,… Continue reading Florida Court Holds Insurer Not Required To Plead Exclusions As Affirmative Defenses To Preserve Defenses To Coverage
Not so Fast – Florida’s Legislature Overrules Gindel’s Pre-Suit Notice/Tolling Decision Related to the Construction Defect Statute of Repose
Rahul Gogineni | White and Williams As discussed in a prior blog post, in Gindel v. Centex Homes, 2018 Fla.App. LEXIS 13019, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal held that when the plaintiffs provided a pre-suit notice in compliance with §558.004 of Florida’s construction defect Right-to-Cure statute, Fla. Stat. §§ 558.001 to 558.005, et. seq., they commenced… Continue reading Not so Fast – Florida’s Legislature Overrules Gindel’s Pre-Suit Notice/Tolling Decision Related to the Construction Defect Statute of Repose