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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoPlainText">Although the rest of section 713.31 is less clear, subsection (3) on the criminal aspect says “<span class="text"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Any person who willfully files a fraudulent lien, as defined in this section….” </span></span>That certainly implies that the intent is determined at the time the lien was recorded.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Chuck<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Charles B. Hernicz, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">Hernicz Legal Services, P.L.<br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:navy;mso-ligatures:none">96072 Breezeway Court <br>Yulee, FL 32097<br>Telephone: (561) 753-7511 <br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com"><span style="color:blue">Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#747170;mso-ligatures:none">Confidentiality Notice: This communication is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521. It is legally privileged (including attachments) and is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential, proprietary, privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us so that we may take the appropriate action and avoid troubling you further. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please destroy this message, and any attachments, and notify the sender by return e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>From: clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org <clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org> On Behalf Of RPPTL CLC-Discussion<br>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:51 AM<br>To: clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>Subject: Re: [CLC-Discussion] Fraudulent Lien after Partial Satisfaction</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">No precedent on this that I'm aware of, but I have had clients come to me a couple of times after having recorded a lien that I've determined includes improper amounts and had the clients sign and file a partial release with language about the amounts being inadvertently included (assuming that they were legitimately unaware that they had included improper amounts. But I've never fought the battle on those all the way through.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">I do think that the intent (or gross negligence) element of the fraudulent lien is to be measured at the time of signing and recording the lien. So if it's "fraudulent" when recorded it's likely fraudulent under the statute. But in the instances I described, I determined that the clients did not have that "intent" and so it could and should be fixed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Bruce Partington | Shareholder<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com%3cmailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">bpartington@clarkpartington.com<mailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com</span></a>> | (850) 432-1399<<a href="callto:(850)%20432-1399"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">callto:(850)%20432-1399</span></a>> CLARK PARTINGTON<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Office: (850) 434-9200 | Fax: (850) 432-7340<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">125 East Intendencia Street, 4th Floor<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Pensacola, Florida 32502<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">clarkpartington.com<<a href="https://clarkpartington.com/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://clarkpartington.com/</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">[cid:logo4_09e57621-d955-46d0-aad5-1c620e3975ef.jpg]<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Bruce Partington | Shareholder<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Board Certified Specialist in Construction Law <a href="mailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com%3cmailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">bpartington@clarkpartington.com<mailto:bpartington@clarkpartington.com</span></a>> | (850) 432-1399<<a href="callto:(850)%20432-1399"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">callto:(850)%20432-1399</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">CLARK PARTINGTON<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Office: (850) 434-9200 | Fax: (850) 432-7340<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">125 East Intendencia Street, 4th Floor<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Pensacola, Florida 32502<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">clarkpartington.com<<a href="https://clarkpartington.com/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://clarkpartington.com/</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">[cid:logo4_d1062d3d-30e4-47df-99af-a59488723ed9.jpg]<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">From: <a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</span></a> <<a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</span></a>> on behalf of RPPTL CLC-Discussion <<a href="mailto:clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 6:53:47 AM<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">To: <a href="mailto:clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Subject: [CLC-Discussion] Fraudulent Lien after Partial Satisfaction<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Does anyone know of a case where a lienor recorded what was a fraudulent lien and later recorded a partial satisfaction but the original lien was still determined to be fraudulent so the entire lien was invalid? Yes, hoping someone has researched this issue recently and can save the research time. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Chuck<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Charles B. Hernicz, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar Hernicz Legal Services, P.L.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">96072 Breezeway Court<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Yulee, FL 32097<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Telephone: (561) 753-7511<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com%3chttps://link.edgepilot.com/s/64874136/fs__QEyhnESJMnFzstJcYg?u=http://Chernicz@herniczlegal.com/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com<https://link.edgepilot.com/s/64874136/fs__QEyhnESJMnFzstJcYg?u=http://Chernicz@herniczlegal.com/</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Confidentiality Notice: This communication is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521. It is legally privileged (including attachments) and is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it is addressed. 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