LEARN ABOUT THE FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION LIEN LAW
If you are hired by a Contractor, under the Florida Lien Law, you are required to file certain documents in order to protect yourself in the event that you are not paid.
The Property Owner, not the Contractor that hired you, is responsible to make sure that you get paid. If the Contractor that hires you does not pay your contracted fees, you are able to seek those fees from the Property Owner. Our staff is here to work for your Company’s ability to obtain payment for work and materials on an unpaid job.
We maintain your records for one year, so that in the event that your Company must act under the law, you can be rest assured that you will have the proper documentation to collect your wages!
For Your Information:
*A “Notice to Owner” must be filed within 45 days from your first day on the job.
* Without a “Notice to Owner” the property owner has NO obligation to make sure that you get paid, and you LOSE all of your legal rights to collect these lost wages.
* A Lien must be filed within 90 days of your last day on the job, and only once a “Notice to Owner” has been certified.
* Copies of Liens must be mailed or given in person within 15 days of Recording.
PROTECT YOURSELF and YOUR COMPANY!
Notice to Owners: State of Florida law requires that anyone who supplies labor, services or material to a contractor on any construction job must send the owner a ‘Notice To Owner’. The Notice To Owner is not a lien on property. It does not mean that a contractor has failed to pay the company who has given the notice. It merely informs the recipient that the company identified in the Notice To Owner is on a specific job and provides a general description of the type of materials they are supplying or the type of work that they will be performing.
Before paying a contractor, the property owner must make sure that the person who has given the Notice To Owner has been paid by the contractor. This is done by getting a lien waiver from the person identified in the Notice To Owner.
If a construction lender is paying the contractor directly, the lender is responsible for getting the necessary lien waivers. The property owner should check with the lender to verify that they will be managing these documents in connection with each payment to the contractor.
This is a very general description of an owner’s obligations under the construction Lien Law for the State of Florida. If there is any doubt as to a property owner’s rights or duties under the lien law, an attorney should be consulted.
Lien Laws: Please see The Florida State Statutes under CONSTRUCTION LIENS (ss. 713.001-713.37) for information about Liens. When in doubt it is a good idea to contact an Attorney.
Our Clients understand that being able to collect on unpaid invoices for materials and labor is often impossible! We will file your paperwork for you, so that you are protected under the Florida Construction Laws.
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