Ralf Rodriguez | Cozen O’Connor On March 24, 2023, and April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 and Senate Bill 360 into law, respectively. These new legislative amendments change Florida’s litigation landscape by shortening the statute of limitations for general negligence claims and the statute of repose for construction claims and altering… Continue reading Florida Shortens Time to File Construction Claims and Imposes Materiality Requirement for Building Code Violations
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Florida Legislature Enacts Major Changes to the Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Claims
Cesar Avila and Kellyt Melchiondo | Bilzin Sumberg On April 13, 2023, governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 360 (“SB 360”) into law, which drastically reduces the time limit for property owners to file suit against builders and construction professionals for construction defects and imposes a more stringent standard for bringing a claim under the… Continue reading Florida Legislature Enacts Major Changes to the Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Claims
Client Alert: Florida Enacts Statute of Repose Reform Bill for Design and Construction Defects
Brett M. Henson | Shumaker Loop & Kendrick On April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 360 (Chapter 2023-22, Laws of Florida), which shortens the time period for bringing design and construction defect claims, clarifies the application of these time periods on multi-building projects, and adds a “materiality” required to statutory claims… Continue reading Client Alert: Florida Enacts Statute of Repose Reform Bill for Design and Construction Defects
Win for Contractors on Start Time of Florida Construction Statute of Repose
Jason Bullinger | Rumberger Kirk Last October, Rumberger attorney Jason Bullinger and attorney Dan Webster at Daniel J. Webster, P.A. obtained a win for Florida contractors, engineers, and architects by persuading a Volusia County Circuit judge that a condominium Association’s lawsuit was barred by Florida’s ten-year statute of repose (Opus Condominium Association, Inc. v. Associated Construction Group… Continue reading Win for Contractors on Start Time of Florida Construction Statute of Repose
Florida Legislature Makes Another Run at Revising the Statute of Repose for Construction Defects
Jason Bullinger | Rumberger Kirk In late December 2022, the Florida Legislature proposed changes to the Florida Statute of Repose for Construction Defects to clarify a statute with ambiguous language. The statute is used to determine how long a party has to file a claim for construction defects after a structure or improvement has been… Continue reading Florida Legislature Makes Another Run at Revising the Statute of Repose for Construction Defects