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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you everyone for your responses. Have a great weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=218 height=60 id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image001.gif@01CD400B.74448D40" alt=Logo><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Tracye K. Solove, Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Certified Civil Circuit Mediator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue'><a href="Tracye@solovelawfirm.com">Tracye@solovelawfirm.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Kendallwood Office Park One<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>12002 Southwest 128th Court<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Suite 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Miami, Florida  33186<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Phone: (305) 612-0800<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Facsimile: (305) 612-0801<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.solovelawfirm.com/">http://www.solovelawfirm.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue'>Providing Statewide Legal Services in the areas of Commercial Collections and Recovery, Creditors' Rights, Commercial Landlord/Tenant and Real Estate Foreclosures<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This transmission is intended to be delivered only to the named addressee(s) and may contain information which is confidential, proprietary, attorney work-product or attorney-client privileged. If this notification is received by anyone other than the intended recipient(s), the recipient(s) should immediately notify the undersigned by E-MAIL and by telephone and obtain instructions as to the disposal of the transmitted material. In no event shall this material be read, used, copied, reproduced, stored or retained by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) except with the express written consent of the sender. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gary L. Brown [mailto:GBrown@wsh-law.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 01, 2012 3:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tracye<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [CLC-Discussion] Chapter 558 Notice of Defect<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I haven’t read the statute in a while, but I believe that the owner simply needs to comply with notice to contractor in order to sue.  So if the contractor doesn’t respond, the owner only need wait the statutory period before filing its suit.  </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good luck.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracye<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 01, 2012 2:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] Chapter 558 Notice of Defect</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Can anyone tell me the practical effects of failing to respond to the notice of defect? (if entity receiving notice does not want to inspect or fix the problem)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=218 height=60 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CD400B.74448D40" alt=Logo><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Tracye K. Solove, Attorney at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Certified Civil Circuit Mediator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue'><a href="Tracye@solovelawfirm.com">Tracye@solovelawfirm.com</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Kendallwood Office Park One</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>12002 Southwest 128th Court</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Suite 201</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Miami, Florida  33186</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Phone: (305) 612-0800</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Facsimile: (305) 612-0801</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.solovelawfirm.com/">http://www.solovelawfirm.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue'>Providing Statewide Legal Services in the areas of Commercial Collections and Recovery, Creditors' Rights, Commercial Landlord/Tenant and Real Estate Foreclosures</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This transmission is intended to be delivered only to the named addressee(s) and may contain information which is confidential, proprietary, attorney work-product or attorney-client privileged. If this notification is received by anyone other than the intended recipient(s), the recipient(s) should immediately notify the undersigned by E-MAIL and by telephone and obtain instructions as to the disposal of the transmitted material. In no event shall this material be read, used, copied, reproduced, stored or retained by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) except with the express written consent of the sender. Thank you. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#AF6019'>Gary L. Brown</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#586168'>Partner, Board Certified in Construction Law</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=198 height=33 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD400B.74448D40" alt="Image removed by sender. Logo"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#586168'>200 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1900 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#AF6019'>P:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#586168'> (954) 763-4242    </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#AF6019'>F:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#586168'> (954) 764-7770    </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#AF6019'><a href="http://www.wsh-law.com"><span style='color:#AF6019;text-decoration:none'>wsh-law.com</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#586168'>|</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#AF6019'> <a href="http://www.wsh-law.com/attorneys-vcards.php"><span style='color:#AF6019;text-decoration:none'>vCard</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:6.0pt'><span style='color:#AF6019'><a href="http://twitter.com/Wsh_Law"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=20 height=19 id="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