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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This is partly answered by the Florida Bar’s uniform title standards which you can find here:
<a href="http://www.rpptl.org/images/UTS_Draft_20140219.pdf">http://www.rpptl.org/images/UTS_Draft_20140219.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">From Standard 8.2 (page 72):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Since the request for sworn statement of account is not recorded in the public records, there’s not an answer to that from a “title” standpoint, but it’s certainly a defense to enforcement of the lien.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0000A0">Bruce D. Partington</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">*Board Certified in Construction Law</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><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""> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Solomon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 02, 2015 1:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] Demand for Sworn Statement of Account<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a client whose property vacant lot was liened by a general contractor. We served a demand for sworn statement of account and a notice of contest of lien. The time has run to respond to the sworn statement. My client has a buyer.
Does anyone have experience with a title company’s willingness to close with proof that lien has been invalidated by operation of law? If they are unwilling, I would think that the only option is to wait another 30 days for the time to run on the notice of
contest of lien. Any suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p>
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