Christopher M. Cobb | Jimerson & Cobb P.A. | December 31, 2014 Section 553.781, Florida Statutes, provides a measure to require the design professionals and contractors to comply with the Building Code. The Legislature found that accountability for work performed by design professionals and contractors is the key to strong and consistent compliance with the Florida… Continue reading Accountability for Building Code Violations in Florida
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Suing for Bad Faith gets a Little Easier in Florida
Robert D. Helfand | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | December 22, 2014 In a ruling that claims merely to clarify a 14-year-old case from the Florida Supreme Court, an appellate court recently held that an insurer may be liable to a statutory claim for bad faith failure to settle, based only on an unfavorable resolution… Continue reading Suing for Bad Faith gets a Little Easier in Florida
Florida Supreme Court Limits Application of Statute of Limitations
Carson Lange | Deconstructed | December 3, 2014 A decision issued by the Florida Supreme Court earlier this year significantly limits the protection afforded by the statute of limitations to subcontractors and the like that are brought into construction litigation as third-party defendants. In Caduceus Properties, LLC v. Graney, a property owner hired an architect to… Continue reading Florida Supreme Court Limits Application of Statute of Limitations
Florida’s Fourth DCA in Donovan v. Florida Peninsula: 2011 Statute of Limitations for Homeowners’ Insurance Claims is Not Retroactive
Todd Legal, PA – July 10, 2014 In Donovan v. Florida Peninsula, Florida’s Fourth DCA recently issued a short but informative decision clarifying the statute of limitations for Florida homeowners insurance claims. Donovan’s case involved a 2005 insurance claim for hurricane damage. The question was whether the 2011 version of Fla. Stat. 95.11(2)(e) applied to… Continue reading Florida’s Fourth DCA in Donovan v. Florida Peninsula: 2011 Statute of Limitations for Homeowners’ Insurance Claims is Not Retroactive
Florida Construction Liens: Payment Bonds
W. Mason – June 9, 2014 Owners of real property in Florida can exempt their property from all future liens at the outset of construction by requiring their general contractor to post a payment bond pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 713.23 or 713.245 before construction begins. In general a payment bond is contract among the… Continue reading Florida Construction Liens: Payment Bonds