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<p class="MsoNormal">If an Owner files suit with the 20 day show cause summons, and the lienor timely files its counterclaim to foreclose on its lien but files a motion for extension of time to file its Answer, did the lienor comply with the requirements of
713.21(4), <i>Florida Statutes</i>? In other words, is a “stand alone counterclaim” sufficient to satisfy the statute? Alternatively, would the filing of the counterclaim constitute “good cause” which, per the statute, also satisfies its requirements?<o:p></o:p></p>
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