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Florida’s New Statutory Home Warranty: What Home Builders Need to Know

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed H.B. 623 into law on April 15, 2024, creating a new section 553.837, Florida Statutes, which will require builders to provide a one-year warranty for all newly constructed homes. ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Lien on Me – Florida Edition 2023

Florida’s Construction Lien Law, F.S. 713.001 et seq., was recently amended and includes important changes effective October 1, 2023, about which contractors should know. The following is a brief summary of the changes for...more

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Florida Enacts Changes to Construction Lien Law

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On June 12, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law House Bill 331, which significantly modifies Florida’s Construction Lien Law, Chapter 713, Florida Statutes. Among the amendments that will take effect on...more

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Third District Confirms Design Professionals Subject to Four-Year Statute of Limitations for Construction-Based Malpractice Claims

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Design professionals lay the foundation for any construction project by preparing plans and other construction documents that general contractors, subcontractors, and others rely on to perform their own work. When...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

"Arbitration Agreements in Residential Construction Contracts," ActionLine Spring 2023

Since July 2019, Florida has seen an influx of over 550,000 new residents, driven in large part by economic migration from other states. This population growth has been accompanied, at least until the third quarter of 2022,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Florida Enacts Statute of Repose Reform Bill for Design and Construction Defects

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...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Win for Contractors on Start Time of Florida Construction Statute of Repose

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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 in Florida by persuading a Volusia County Circuit judge...more

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New Florida Law Increases Interest Rates for Late Payments for Certain Construction Services and Imposes Criminal Penalties for...

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The 2021 Florida Senate Bill 378 became effective as of July 1, 2021, and implemented major changes for owners, municipalities, and other local government entities that pay contractors for construction services in Florida,...more

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Back to (Construction) Work after COVID

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As the nation begins the slow road to recovery following COVID-19 and initiates a return to the workplace, the construction industry – which has proven to be one of the most resilient industries throughout the pandemic – will...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Recent Changes In Florida's Property Insurance Law For Admitted And Surplus Lines Insurers: The Basics Of What You Need To Know

Hours before the close of Florida’s 2021 annual legislative session, the Florida Legislature passed SB 76, legislating wide changes to the handling and litigation of property insurance claims.  The bill affects both admitted...more

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How to Do Business with Ports in Florida

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Florida is home to a number of seaports which enlace the Florida peninsula: Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Port of Fernandina, Port of Fort Pierce, Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT), Port of Key West, Port Manatee, Port of...more

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Risky Business: Florida’s Government Contractors Should Make Sure Their Contract Modifications Are Valid (a/k/a Don’t...

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The coronavirus pandemic is creating both opportunities and risks for Florida’s contractors. For example, on April 1, 2020 the Florida Department of Transportation announced that it will take advantage of nearly empty roads...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Timing is Everything: Defending Subcontractors Against Breach of Construction Contract Claims

Transfer of risk and liability are common occurrences in the field of construction. National builders often employ a single licensed general contractor to oversee the totality of its construction projects throughout the state...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Statutory Limitation on Indemnity Does Not Apply to Excavation Subcontract on Utility Line Project

Fla. Stat. § 725.06 limits the scope of indemnification provisions in construction contracts. Specifically, the statute limits the ability of an indemnitee (e.g., owner) to require an indemnitor (e.g., contractor) to...more

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Disney Dad Reports About New Limitations Period for Construction Claims in Florida

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While having nothing to do with Disney nor being a dad, there is a new law in Florida that went into effect on July 1, 2017 that governs the limitations period for actions other than to recover real property. ...more

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Florida Statute 95.11(3)(C) Has Been Amended to Address the Ruling in Cypress Fairway Condo. V. Bergeron Constr. Co.

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In Cypress Fairway Condo. v. Bergeron Constr. Co., 164 So. 3d 706 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) the 5thDistrict Court of appeals defined “completion of the contract” to mean completion of performance by both sides of the contract, not...more

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Claim Barred by Florida's Construction Defect Statute of Repose? Maybe Not. Florida Court Says You Should Read The Construction...

Claim professionals are often reminded that even the most meritorious claim is worthless if not filed within the applicable statute of limitations or statute of repose. In the world of construction defect claims, Florida law...more

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