[RPPTL-constructionlaw] Timeliness of Amended Claim of Lien

[Krista Brindle]

Hi all,

 

I got a bad ruling this afternoon and I was wondering if any of you know of
some awesome caselaw that is on point off the top of your head
here’s the
facts:

 

Plaintiff filed Claim of Lien on May 28, 2009, alleging the last work was
done on March 4, 2009.

Plaintiff filed an Amended Claim of Lien on April 7, 2010, alleging the last
work was done on March 2, 2010, but specifically stating that it was being
filed to amend the claim of lien from ’09.

Plaintiff filed suit to foreclose the Amended Claim of Lien on March 30,
2011.

We filed a Motion to Dismiss for the Defendant, stating that the Amended
Claim of Lien was way too late, pursuant to §713.08(4)(b) and the case of
Hayutin v. Cochran Const. Co., Inc.  

The Judge denied the Motion to Dismiss stating that since the Plaintiff was
amending the last date of work performed, and since the amended claim of
lien was filed within 90 days of that new date, then it was timely.  

 

This seems to completely gut the statute and goes against the whole
“strictly construed creature of statute” claim of lien law that I had
learned.  Am I crazy and the Judge is right or is she off base and I should
be filing a Motion for Rehearing as soon as I can?

 

Thanks in advance for all your help, all you wonderful brilliant people!

 

 

 

Krista L. Brindle, Esq.

Andrew S. Epstein, P.A.

2120 McGregor Boulevard

Fort Myers, Florida 33901

Telephone: (239) 791-LAWS (5297)

Facsimile: (239) 791-0100

 

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