{"id":1911,"date":"2013-07-26T06:02:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T12:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2013-07-22T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T22:02:40","slug":"9-tips-for-final-payment-affidavits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/9-tips-for-final-payment-affidavits\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Thalwitzer – July 15, 2013<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let a defective Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit wreck your lien rights.<\/p>\n

Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavits are not particularly complex, but they are extremely important.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Under 713.06(5)(d)(1), Florida Statutes, \u201c[w]hen the final payment under a direct contract becomes due the contractor . . . [t]he contractor shall give to the owner a final payment affidavit stating, if that be the fact, that all lienors under his or her direct contract who have timely served a notice to owner on the owner and the contractor have been paid in full or, if the fact be otherwise, showing the name of each such lienor who has not been paid in full and the amount due or to become due each for labor, services, or materials furnished. The affidavit must be in substantially the following form:<\/p>\n

CONTRACTOR\u2019S FINAL PAYMENT AFFIDAVIT<\/p>\n

State of Florida<\/p>\n

County of \u00a0_______<\/p>\n

Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared (name of affiant), who, after being first duly sworn, deposes and says of his or her personal knowledge the following:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. He or she is the (title of affiant), of (name of contractor\u2019s business), which does business in the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as the \u201cContractor.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Contractor, pursuant to a contract with (name of owner), hereinafter referred to as the \u201cOwner,\u201d has furnished or caused to be furnished labor, materials, and services for the construction of certain improvements to real property as more particularly set forth in said contract.<\/li>\n
  3. This affidavit is executed by the Contractor in accordance with section\u00a0713.06\u00a0of the Florida Statutes for the purposes of obtaining final payment from the Owner in the amount of $\u00a0.<\/li>\n
  4. All work to be performed under the contract has been fully completed, and all lienors under the direct contract have been paid in full, except the following listed lienors: (name of lienor(s) and amount(s) due).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now that we know what a Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit is, and what it looks like, my nine items of note with respect to Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavits:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Only a contractor (as defined in the construction lien law) has to give a\u00a0Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit<\/li>\n
    2. Subcontractors and materialmen are not required to give a\u00a0Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit<\/li>\n
    3. The contractor has a duty to furnish the\u00a0Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit<\/li>\n
    4. When the contractor doesn\u2019t give the Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit, the contractor does not have a lien and has no right to sue the owner under the contract. Failure to give the Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit\u00a0is a\u00a0complete defense to the contractor\u2019s lien claim which must be alleged with particularity<\/li>\n
    5. The owner actually has a duty to obtain the Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit\u00a0before making the final payment<\/li>\n
    6. The purpose of the Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavitis to protect the owner from paying twice<\/li>\n
    7. A release of lien is not the same as a\u00a0Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit<\/li>\n
    8. An \u201cacknowledgment\u201d as opposed to \u201cswearing or affirming\u201d to the Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit\u00a0is sufficient, but not advisable.<\/li>\n
    9. The Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit\u00a0doesn\u2019t have to served, but as a practical matter, should be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      via Florida Construction Law: 9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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[t]he contractor shall give to… Continue reading 9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,4,172],"tags":[18,400],"class_list":["post-1911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-2","category-construction-defects","category-construction-law-2","tag-contractor","tag-final-payment-affidavit","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits - Advise & Consult, Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/9-tips-for-final-payment-affidavits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits - Advise & Consult, Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aaron Thalwitzer – July 15, 2013 Don\u2019t let a defective Contractor\u2019s Final Payment Affidavit wreck your lien rights. 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