When Florida homeowners sued their window installation contractor, there was some question as to whether the claims were covered by the 4 or 5 year statute of limitations. Unseen defects … Read More
Don’t Lien for Non Lienable Services
A general contractor entered into a contract to remodel a house. He hired a number of subcontractors to complete the contracted work. The interior designer wasn’t one of them; she … Read More
Workers’ Compensation Insurance Only Remedy for Injured Worker
Primeco, which had a contract with the FDOT to maintain certain roads, subcontracted some of its work to Otherco. Both Primeco’s and Otherco’s contracts required that they secure workers’ compensation … Read More
Is Owner Liable for Death on Jobsite?
A warehouse owner hired a subcontractor to paint his roof, a subcontractor who had been at the property many times and knew that the roof had skylights. The subcontractor was … Read More
How Does a Notice Of Contest Of Lien Help?
An owner may occasionally benefit from shortening the time in which a lien holder may file suit to foreclose its lien. One way to accomplish this is to serve a Notice … Read More