Tag: change-order
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Understanding Contingent Payment Clauses in Florida Construction Contracts
1. Contingent Payment Clauses (CPC) are common in construction agreements, especially subcontracts. 2. Florida law regarding CPC is complex and varies from other states. 3. To enforce a CPC in Florida, specific and express terms are required in the construction agreement. 4. Courts routinely strike down vague language in CPC, so it’s important to clearly…
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Florida’s Agricultural Bond Laws: A Tool for Collecting Money for Farming Issues
1. Any person involved in buying, receiving, soliciting, handling, or negotiating agricultural products from or for Florida producers must be licensed and bonded, unless exempt. 2. The purpose of the Florida License and Bond Law is to create a marketplace free of unfair trading practices and defaults, and to ensure that producers receive proper accounting…
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Disputing Florida Construction Liens: Is it Fraud or Just a Big Argument?
1. Florida law allows construction liens for money owed for labor, services, materials, or other items required by the direct contract. 2. Florida’s construction lien statutes do not allow increasing the lien amount based on breach of contract by the property owner. 3. Florida Statute Section 713.31(2)(a) states that a lien is fraudulent if the…