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Accordingly, you should consider sending communications to us which are particularly important or time-sensitive by means other than e-mail.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Larry Leiby<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL-constructionlaw] New Jersey residential lien law arbitration<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hear from time to time that residential (Ma & Pa) construction liens should be treated differently from the typical commercial lien. The next time we hear about that we may want to look at something akin to what New Jersey implemented in January, 2011, copy attached. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I just put it out there for reaction from the committee, without recommendation for or against. If it were to be considered, it would need a little surgery to make it comport with Florida procedure. I just found it interesting and thought I would share.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";color:#215868'>Larry R. Leiby, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Malka & Kravitz, P.A. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1300 Sawgrass Corp. 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