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size=2 face=Arial> I don't think it is that simple.
As you point out the lien transfer bond is a contract running in favor of
a specified lienor. That lienor has a statutory chose in action against
the surety, assuming it has properly complied with the prerequisites of ch 713
(i.e. has a valid lien). That chose in action can be voluntarily assigned
to a third party creditor, or taken by a third party creditor involuntarily
through a valid legal proceeding. Choses in action are typically taken
involuntarily through proceedings supplementary under Fla. Stat. ch 56, rather
than garnishment proceedings, however, to the extent that such an action is
deemed a "debt" by the court, then it could be taken by a garnishment
proceeding. Regardless of how acquired, a valid argument exists that the
third party creditor stands in the shoes of the lienor who originally owned the
chose in action and is capable of asserting the claim in the name of that
original lienor. As a result, standing is not an impediment nor, in my
opinion, must such a creditor have a valid claim of lien in its own right to
exercise such a remedy. Of course this comes from the prospective of
someone who frequently represents third tier material suppliers, so it could be
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
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[mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Gibbons, Michael<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 12, 2013 10:52
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Roberts, Hardy L.'; CLC Discussion
(clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org)<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CLC-Discussion]
13.24 Third Party Claimants Under Bond?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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While the language is unfortunate, I don’t think it will have much impact in
practice for two reasons. First, the Lien Transfer Bond is a contract
running in favor of a specified lienor whose lien has been transferred to the
security of the bond. Other persons simply don’t have standing to sue the
Surety on the lien transfer bond. Besides the standing issue, in
order for lower tiered materialman or sub-subcontractor to have a claim on
<B>any </B>lien transfer bond, that materialman or sub-subcontractor must be
able to establish that it has a valid and enforceable claim of lien. And
if it has a perfected claim of lien, then it will either be foreclosing on the
real property or have its very own lien transfer bond as substituted security
(with no need to piggyback on some other lienor’s lien transfer
bond).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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[mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Roberts, Hardy L.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 10, 2013 2:10
PM<BR><B>To:</B> CLC Discussion
(clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org)<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CLC-Discussion] FW:
13.24 Third Party Claimants Under Bond?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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see the request below from Robert Worman…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Robert B. Worman
[<A href="mailto:rbworman@wormanlaw.com">mailto:rbworman@wormanlaw.com</A>]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 09, 2013 10:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Roberts, Hardy
L.<BR><B>Subject:</B> 13.24 Third Party Claimants Under
Bond?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hardy,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Can you
circulate this through ListServe for the Construction Law Committee to
address?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please
review the attached case which just came out. I would appreciate comments
on the dicta at the end of the 2d paragraph as to the theory under which
materialman to a lienor would have a claim under the transfer bond.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Anyone
want to crawl out on that limb?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Regards,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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