Before, beginning, or within 45 days after beginning to furnish labor, materials, or supplies, a lienor who is not in privity with the contractor, except a laborer, shall serve the contractor with notice in writing that the lienor will look to the contractor’s bond for protection on the work. Fla. Stat. § 713.23(1)(c). If
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Florida Construction Liens: Payment Bonds
By W Mason on
Posted in Construction & Real Estate, General Litigation
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 a contract among the surety, the owner, and the…