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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I understand, but would be opposed to opening up the SOR for this purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Worman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 11, 2015 12:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Timothy R. Moorhead; Jeff Price; 'Roberts, Hardy L.'; 'CLC Discussion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] New Statute of Repose Decision in 5th DCA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">So an owner can intentionally delay payment, or, where in good faith disputes final payment by litigation which it loses, and then is rewarded by getting the windfall of an extended SOL under the Statute of Repose?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Does not seem fair. Maybe we should be considering a legislative fix?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">
clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Timothy R. Moorhead<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 11, 2015 11:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Price; 'Roberts, Hardy L.'; 'CLC Discussion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] New Statute of Repose Decision in 5th DCA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Peers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Frankly, I think the 5<sup>th</sup> got it right. I would be cautious that the question put to the Court was very finite and avoid the urge to over apply the ruling.
The question was, when is a contract complete for the purposes of the Statute of Repose? The simple answer, in my simple mind at least, is when all performance due thereunder, including payment has occurred. Here, payment was due after performance and is
a clear indication of the Owner’s agreement that performance by the Contractor was complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">The legislature should have said “construction” if that is what they meant. They said “contract.” We have to assume that they knew and appreciated the difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">
<a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Price<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 11, 2015 10:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Roberts, Hardy L.'; 'CLC Discussion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] New Statute of Repose Decision in 5th DCA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cypress v. Bergeron, 5D13-4102 (May 8, 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The 5<sup>th</sup> DCA has created an unnecessary rule for when a construction contract is complete. They have created what can only be called a bright-line rule. The contract between an Owner and a Contractor
is complete upon payment to the Contractor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A bright line rule should work all the time and be equitable to both parties if, as the court said, the statute language is unambiguous.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“</i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#252525">[A]</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">
</span><span class="cosearchterm7"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal">bright</span></i></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#252525">-</span></i></b><span class="cosearchterm7"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal">line</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#252525">
test will ordinarily require only a cursory review of the record by a trial court.” [A]
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">bright-line rule [is] appealing in that it establishes a rule that is easy to apply and relieves the trial court and litigants of the burden of determining and guessing as to whether
an activity is merely passive or active.” <u>Chemrock Corp. v. Tampa Elec. Co.</u>, 71 So. 3d 786, 791-92 (Fla. 2011).</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">By holding that the date of final payment to the contractor signifies the contract completion the Court add ambiguity to the mix. Further, this ruling ignores three things in my mind:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D"> Reality – the facts on the ground. For example: In this case, had the Owner and/or the A/E accepted the buildings and were they being used and occupied by the Owner? At the time of submitting the final
pay application did anyone disagree that the work was done? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Was the 3 day lag for payment simply a “passive” ministerial act whose timing was dependent upon the postal service?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">The pay app was delivered on Wednesday and “final payment” was made on Friday. So, was the check written on Friday? Was it “deposited” or was it “settled” on Friday at the bank? Was it “mailed” on Friday?
Was it “signed” on Friday? Or was it handed to the contractor on Friday? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">If the Court is creating a bright-line rule about when a construction contract is complete (“Completion of the contract means completion of performance by both sides of the contract”)
then we need more direction than “payment was made.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">The thing is, the trial court can hold an evidentiary hearing. The DCA should have punted and said that the date of completion of the contract is fact dependent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">The Fudge Factor – Owners now get to determine the contract completion date (and this is just as unfair as allowing the GC to determine it by sending the final pay app early). Would the Court have ruled
differently if the Owner took 90 days to pay? If they would have ruled differently, then this is a bad bright-line rule.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Slow Pay Incentive - Any reason for an Owner to pay quickly given this ruling? Will this ruling delay final payments in some regards?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Does the Court’s ruling work if, say, the Owner and GC are at odds at the end of the contract?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Let’s try an everyday construction law example:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">GC says they are done and sends final pay app and
<u>everything else</u> required by statute and the contract.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Owner says GC is not done and withholds payment claiming some sticking point (how many times does that happen?).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For the next six months both sides argue about something. (I had one where it was door numbers in the wrong typeface).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">After six months they all realize the lawyers are costing too much money and they just drop the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">No written settlement, no promises, no extra performance by either side; they just decide to stop fighting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Owner sends the final payment. Is the contract complete now? Or was it complete six months earlier?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Does the 5<sup>th</sup> DCA’s bright-line rule accomplish justice if, later on in a repose fight, the Owner gets to claim an extra 6 months?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">The Fifth District held today (in the attached opinion that is not yet final) that the statute of repose commenced to run when a construction contract was completed rather than when
construction was completed. The parties argued over whether the statute of repose began to run from the date the contractor made its final application for payment or whether the period ran from the date the final payment was made. The Fifth DCA held that the
contract at issue was complete when the final payment was made and that the statute began to run on that later date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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