1) Any individual, corporation, or business entity who has provided labor, services, or materials to improve real property in Florida and has complied with the state’s construction lien law may file a Claim of Lien. This serves as security for payment.
2) A Claim of Lien must include the name and address of the person filing the lien, the name of the person with whom they contracted, the labor, services, or materials provided, the contract price or value, a description of the real property, the name of the owner, the timeline of when the labor or materials were provided, and the amount unpaid.
3) A construction claim of lien can be prepared and executed for filing by the individual, corporation, or business entity who provided the labor, services, or materials and has complied with the state’s construction lien law. – Only the lienor, the lienor’s employee, or their attorney are authorized to prepare and sign a construction claim of lien in Florida.
– The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that drafting a claim of lien or satisfaction of claim of lien constitutes the unauthorized practice of law for non-attorneys, including Community Association Managers (CAMS).
– The person signing the claim of lien must be familiar with the facts stated in the document.
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